U.S. spot Solana ETFs posted $1.58 million in daily net inflows on Aug. 18, bringing cumulative net inflows to $1.16 billion and total net assets to $923.57 million. The products logged $30.13 million in total value traded for the day. Analysts are also turning more bullish on SOL, with attention on whether it can break above the $100 level. Some projections cited potential targets of $295 and even $400.

Japan-listed Metaplanet has invested 2,100 bitcoin and plans to build a U.S. Treasury platform in cooperation with Nasdaq. The initiative aims to incorporate bitcoin into the U.S. Treasury ecosystem and provide institutional investors with compliant crypto-asset custody and financing services. The move highlights deeper integration between traditional finance and crypto markets and could support bitcoin’s market depth and mainstream adoption.

JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley both raised their price targets on Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms while maintaining Overweight ratings. JPMorgan lifted its target to $22 from $20, and Morgan Stanley increased its target to $43 from $36. The moves follow Riot’s Aug. 11 announcement of a 20-year, $9 billion compute agreement with AI company Anthropic that is expected to generate $9.1 billion in revenue, rising to roughly $16.1 billion if renewed twice. The deal underscores a broader shift by Bitcoin miners toward AI infrastructure that has drawn support from Wall Street analysts.

Bitcoin treasury company Strategy raised $333.7 million last week by issuing MSTR shares but did not buy any bitcoin. About 40% of the proceeds went to repurchasing STRC preferred shares, 16% to STRC dividends, and the remainder was retained as cash. It marked the fourth straight week without a BTC purchase, and the company has reduced its holdings by 6,916 BTC since June 21, 2026. Since its last reported BTC buy, MSTR is down 16%, while STRC has traded below $95.

A Nasdaq-listed company in the Solana ecosystem reported $2.5 million in revenue for the second quarter of 2025, with nearly all of it coming from staking. The company posted a net loss of $30.3 million over the same period, largely driven by realized losses on digital assets. The results highlight its heavy reliance on staking as a single revenue stream. They also underscore significant financial risks tied to holding digital assets.

Nasdaq-listed Greenlane Holdings said it holds about 81.3 million BERA tokens with a $70.2 million cost basis, but their fair value stood at $16.4 million at the end of the second quarter, down 77%. The company posted a second-quarter net loss of $24.8 million, including a $19.1 million non-cash hit from changes in the fair value of digital assets. Greenlane warned that a prolonged decline in its market value could trigger Nasdaq listing rules and create a delisting risk without a standard cure period.

Between Aug. 10 and Aug. 14, BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs recorded $91.4 million in combined net outflows. The iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) accounted for $78.9 million of the withdrawals, while ETHA and ETHB together posted $12.5 million in net outflows. On a daily basis, IBIT saw outflows of $53.6 million on Aug. 10, $14.3 million on Aug. 12, $5.7 million on Aug. 13, and $55.5 million on Aug. 14, pointing to consecutive institutional selling.

Hedge fund veteran Paul Tudor Jones increased his Bitcoin ETF holdings to $22.9 million and said Bitcoin is currently the best hedge against inflation. The move highlights growing recognition among traditional macro traders of crypto’s inflation-hedging narrative. It could also draw more institutional attention and portfolio allocation to the sector.