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According to BBX data, the listed entities in the global capital markets (NASDAQ and Japanese stocks) disclosed the latest developments in digital asset investment and treasury expansion yesterday and in recent days. The core information is as follows:Core Scientific (NASDAQ: $CORZ) resumes accumulation in Q2, increasing holdings to 848 BTC: The latest financial report from NASDAQ-listed mining company Core Scientific shows that its Bitcoin holdings have increased from 547 to 848 BTC, with a net addition of 301 BTC. Previously, the company had sold a large amount of Bitcoin to facilitate its transformation towards the AI and high-performance computing (HPC) industries, but it reestablished its accumulation strategy in Q2. The financial report indicates that its Q2 revenue surged to $164.2 million (over 100% year-on-year growth), and gross profit skyrocketed to $70 million. At the same time, the company decisively terminated its BTC mining chip procurement contract with Block (under Jack Dorsey) at a cost of $41.9 million in losses.Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed company Iole announces allocation of HYPE as a strategic asset: Iole, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's startup board, officially announced that in addition to Bitcoin, it has formally established HYPE as a strategic treasury asset for the company. The company plans to gradually increase its total HYPE purchase plan to 100 million yen (approximately $610,000) by the end of August. Currently, the company completed its first batch of purchases worth approximately 10 million yen on July 28, holding about 1,078.25 HYPE.gumi and SB I launch a 3 billion yen cryptocurrency investment fund: Japanese listed gaming company gumi announced that its subsidiary gC Labs, in collaboration with SB I Financial Services, will officially operate the cryptocurrency investment fund "SB I Crypto Fund I" starting August 1. The total scale of the fund is approximately 3 billion yen (about $18.32 million), and it has received funding from leading institutions such as Daiwa Securities Group, with its investment targets strictly focusing on Bitcoin (BTC) listed on exchanges and major high-liquidity altcoins.HeartSciences advances merger with DCG's mining company: NASDAQ-listed company HeartSciences (NASDAQ: $HSCS) announced that it has formally submitted a preliminary proxy statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the previously announced proposed business merger plan with Fortitude Mining Holdings (a wholly-owned subsidiary of DCG), accelerating the process of going public in the mainstream capital market.

Publicly listed AI data center provider Core Scientific has increased its holdings by 301 bitcoins, currently holding a total of 848 BTC, ranking 49th in the Bitcoin 100.

According to IT Home, ByteDance announced today the official launch of the Seed STEM Scientist Program, inviting 100 outstanding scholars from the forefront of scientific fields to collaborate on real research problems and promote AI-accelerated scientific discovery.This program is initiated by the Seed Edge research team, providing ample computing resources and competitive salaries. Participation is divided into two categories: scientific advisors and doctoral interns. The first phase of the program is expected to last about 6 months, with the work location in Haidian District, Beijing. The application deadline is September 30, 2026.

DeSci Protocol Bio Protocol announced the launch of OpenLabs, positioned as a collaborative coordination layer between humans and agents in scientific research, aimed at transforming scientific ideas into funded execution projects.Bio stated that DeSci has proven over the past few years that the community can coordinate capital and data at internet speed, and agents have also become real scientific collaborators, capable of reading papers, running queries, drafting hypotheses, and designing experiments.OpenLabs consists of five interconnected layers: posts and discoveries, projects, agent collaboration, Web3 incentive layer, and bounty system. In terms of the incentive layer, OpenLabs plans to adopt a financing mechanism based on USDC yields to fund agent reasoning and tool usage. Users can deposit USDC and choose to support projects, with funds deployed to audited yield vaults like Morpho and Aave, generating yields that flow to projects for computation, querying, and simulation, with the principal not bearing risk. Once projects reach the stage requiring real capital, they can issue tokens through the Bio launchpad or conduct private placements and follow traditional biotech paths.

According to The Block, Bitcoin mining company Core Scientific released its Q1 financial report. Despite year-on-year growth in revenue and gross profit, the company reported a net loss of $347 million due to non-cash impairment losses and changes in the fair value of warrants, compared to a net profit of $576 million in the same period last year.The company's total revenue for Q1 was $115.2 million, up from $79.5 million in the same period last year; among which, revenue from hosting services was approximately $77.5 million, significantly higher than $8.6 million in the same period last year; however, self-mining revenue fell from $67.2 million in the same period last year to $30.1 million. The company stated that the decline in self-mining revenue was mainly due to a 45% reduction in Bitcoin mining volume and an 18% drop in the average price of Bitcoin. After the financial report was released, Core Scientific's stock price fell 7% in after-hours trading.

According to The Block, Core Scientific has agreed to acquire Oklahoma-based Bitcoin mining company Polaris DS LLC for $421 million, with the transaction expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2026, pending regulatory approval.This acquisition will add 440 megawatts of contracted power to Core Scientific, aimed at accelerating its expansion in artificial intelligence and high-density computing businesses. The 40-acre campus of Polaris in Muskogee is powered and operational, adjacent to Core Scientific's existing facilities. Core Scientific is transforming and expanding its original Bitcoin mining facilities into a colocation data center focused on artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.

Bitcoin mining company Core Scientific announced that it will transform its mining facility located in Pecos, Texas into a high-density AI collaborative positioning data center, with a planned total power capacity of 1.5 GW, of which approximately 1 GW will be available for lease.As part of the transformation, about 300 MW of mining capacity at the site will be reallocated for data center operations. The first data hall has completed its foundation construction and has entered the main construction phase, expected to be operational by early 2027. To support the expansion plan, the company has acquired over 200 acres of land locally and plans to raise over $4 billion for advancing data center construction in Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, and Oklahoma through the issuance of $3.3 billion in senior secured notes and a previously obtained $1 billion credit facility from Morgan Stanley.

According to market news, Bitcoin mining company Core Scientific disclosed that its wholly-owned subsidiary Core Scientific Finance plans to privately issue a total of $3.3 billion in senior secured notes to qualified institutional buyers, with a maturity date of 2031. The company stated that a portion of the net proceeds will be used to fully repay previously deferred draw term loans under a 364-day credit facility, including accrued interest and related fees.The notes will be fully guaranteed by five subsidiaries of Core Scientific and secured by a first-priority lien on the majority of the assets of the relevant subsidiaries.

Bitcoin mining company Core Scientific announced that it has received an additional $500 million financing commitment from JPMorgan, increasing its total credit line to $1 billion, of which $500 million was previously provided by Morgan Stanley.The company stated that the related funds will be used for data center construction, equipment procurement, and energy infrastructure to support high-density hosting and AI-related business development.

Core Scientific announced on Thursday that it has secured $500 million in financing from Morgan Stanley, enabling the Bitcoin mining company to obtain new funds as it shifts its infrastructure towards artificial intelligence workloads.According to a statement, the 364-day loan agreement includes an incremental provision that allows the company to increase its loan commitment by an additional $500 million, bringing the potential total to $1 billion. Core Scientific stated that it plans to use the financing for real estate acquisitions, upfront development costs, and to procure additional energy contracts.

Core Scientific sold approximately 1,900 BTC in January for about $175 million, currently holding less than 1,000 BTC, and is shifting its business focus from mining to AI data centers.

Bitcoin mining company Core Scientific (NASDAQ: CORZ) expects to sell all of its approximately 2,500 bitcoins in the first quarter of 2026 to enhance liquidity and fund capital expenditures related to its AI computing hosting expansion.In its annual report submitted on Monday, the company stated, "The majority of the bitcoin reserves are currently expected to be sold in the first quarter," but the specific timing and amount will depend on market conditions and liquidity needs, and may be adjusted. As of December 31, 2025, Core Scientific held 2,537 bitcoins.

Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin financial services company Strive announced the official completion of its acquisition of Semler Scientific. The merged company currently holds a total of 12,797.9 bitcoins, making it the 11th largest publicly traded company in terms of BTC holdings globally.The company also announced the appointment of Avik Roy as Chief Strategy Officer, while former Semler Scientific Chairman Eric Semler joins Strive as an independent director, and Bitcoin Strategy Director Joe Burnett takes on the role of Vice President of Bitcoin Strategy at Strive.

Strive announced that the shareholders of Semler Scientific voted to approve Strive's acquisition proposal. As part of an all-stock transaction, Strive will acquire 5,048.1 bitcoins held by Semler Scientific. Strive also announced the purchase of an additional 123 bitcoins for its corporate treasury at an average price of $91,561 per bitcoin, for a total purchase price of $11,264,000 (including fees and expenses), bringing Strive's total bitcoin holdings to 7,749.8 bitcoins.Upon completion of the acquisition of Semler Scientific, the merged company will hold 12,797.9 bitcoins, making it the 11th largest corporate holder. Strive stated that its goal is to tokenize Semler's medical diagnostics business and address a $120 million debt issue.With the completion of the merger, the board approved a 1:20 reverse stock split for the Class A and Class B common stock of the merged company. Strive plans to disclose more details regarding the anticipated reverse stock split, including the expected effective date and the new CUSIP number for Class A common stock, in an upcoming current report on Form 8-K.After the transaction is completed, Semler Scientific Executive Chairman Eric Semler will join Strive's board of directors. Following this announcement, the stock prices of Strive and Semler Scientific fell by approximately 10%, respectively.

Semler Scientific founder Eric Semler posted on platform X that Semler Scientific has proposed its shareholders to vote in favor of the merger with Strive. A special shareholder meeting will be held on January 13, and upon approval, SMLR shareholders will receive ASST shares at an exchange ratio of 21.05.The merged entity will hold nearly 13,000 BTC, placing it among the top five publicly traded companies that adopt BTC as a primary strategic reserve. This move aims to enhance Strive's financing capabilities in the digital credit space and maximize long-term shareholder value.

According to Coindesk, after the merger of the Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company CoreWeave (CRWV) fell through, investment bank Macquarie upgraded Core Scientific (CORZ) from "neutral" to "outperform," raising the target price by nearly 90%, from $18 to $34.Core Scientific's stock price rose 4.5% in early trading, to around $21.7. Analysts Paul Golding and Marni Lysaght wrote in a report that previous reports and proxy recommendations indicated shareholder opposition to the merger between Core Scientific and CoreWeave, so the failure of the merger was not surprising. The bank's analysts believe this outcome is a positive result, allowing Core Scientific to be more flexible in leasing its recent power capacity to AI tenants.

ChainCatcher news, according to market news, Core Scientific failed to secure enough votes to pass the CoreWeave transaction. Core Scientific's stock price rose by 2.7%, reaching an intraday high.

ChainCatcher news, Roam officially announced the first launch of the token output difficulty adjustment mechanism, which will take effect from the 20,000th burn cycle. Thereafter, the system will automatically execute a difficulty recalculation every 1,000 cycles (approximately 11.6 days).According to the project white paper, Roam draws on Bitcoin's difficulty adjustment logic, binding token output to network verification behavior (Check-In), and setting a "hash rate" benchmark for dynamic adjustment every 1,000 cycles. This mechanism aims to link the output rhythm with network activity:When verification behavior remains stable, tokens will be released at the original pace;If market fluctuations lead to a decrease in verification numbers, the system will automatically reduce token output to alleviate market selling pressure and stabilize token prices;Once network activity rebounds or even exceeds previous highs, the token release rate will also be adjusted upwards accordingly, and the portion of output delayed due to difficulty adjustments will be compensated.As one of the core mechanisms of Roam's price protection system, difficulty adjustment aims to respond to changing market cycles, maintain the long-term stability of the incentive structure, and build a dynamic, balanced, and resilient token economic model to safeguard the fundamental interests of network builders.