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08/17/2026 02:04 PM

Premarket Gainers: Micron (MU), HIVE Digital, and Alibaba (BABA) Rally on Monday

Micron, HIVE Digital, and Alibaba surge in premarket trading on AI momentum and strategic deals, while L3Harris drops on sudden CEO removal.

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08/17/2026 02:04 PM

HIVE Digital (HIVE) Stock Surges 8% After Securing Massive $350M GPU Cloud Contract

HIVE Digital (HIVE) stock surged 8% premarket after BUZZ HPC secured a $350M GPU cloud deal with an enterprise customer, adding $70M in annual revenue.

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08/17/2026 01:59 PM

BitMart Faces August 19 Ultimatum: Users Demand Reserve Proof and Repayment Strategy

BitMart users and employees set August 19 deadline demanding proof of reserves, withdrawal explanations, and repayment plan during exchange shutdown.

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08/17/2026 01:58 PM

Greenlane Holdings (GNLN) Stock: BERA Token Holdings Drop 76% Below Purchase Price

Greenlane (GNLN) BERA treasury crashed 76.6% below cost to $16.4M, recording $19.1M digital asset losses and $24.8M total quarterly loss amid token decline.

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08/17/2026 01:57 PM

Trump Issues Bombing Warning to Oman Amid Iran Strait Crisis

Trump warns Oman against interfering in Iran talks as Strait of Hormuz ship traffic plunges to zero amid expired ceasefire and escalating tensions.

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08/17/2026 01:56 PM

SpaceX (SPCX) Ownership Breakdown: Major Shareholders Exposed Post-IPO

SpaceX shareholder breakdown reveals Musk's 48% control, Alphabet's $77B stake, Nvidia's 1% holding, and how a Tesla merger could unlock $1T compensation.

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08/17/2026 01:41 PM

Strategy Sells MSTR Shares, Keeps Bitcoin Holdings Flat

TLDR Strategy sold 3.46 million MSTR shares for about $333.7 million between Aug. 10 and Aug. 16. The company made no bitcoin purchases or sales, keeping its holdings unchanged at 840,447 BTC. Strategy used $52.4 million of the proceeds to fund dividends on its STRC preferred stock. Another $132.2 million went toward STRC repurchases under [...]

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08/17/2026 01:27 PM

Ethereum Developers Consider New Privacy Transaction System

TLDR Ethereum developers are reviewing 66 proposals for the planned Hegotá upgrade, expected in 2027. EIP-8141, or Frame Transactions, could give accounts more control over transaction approval, execution, and fee payment. The proposal could help privacy-focused applications reduce their reliance on outside relayers and other middlemen. EIP-8250 and EIP-8272 would support private transaction systems by [...]

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08/17/2026 01:11 PM

Bitcoin Options Flash Warning Despite Market Calm

TLDR Bitcoin’s 30-day realized volatility fell to 21.80%, its lowest level since October 2025. Volmex’s 30-day implied volatility remains near 36%, keeping Bitcoin options relatively expensive despite calm spot trading. One-week implied volatility stands near 29%, compared with realized volatility of about 16%. The gap between short-term implied and realized volatility is close to a [...]

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08/17/2026 12:58 PM

AstraZeneca (AZN) Stock Edges Higher Despite Discontinuing Phase III Lung Cancer Study

AstraZeneca (AZN) stock gained 1% after halting its Phase III lung cancer trial. Data monitoring committee found volrustomig combo unlikely to succeed.

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