Generated $15.0 million of Gram staking revenue
Held approximately 230.5 million Gram at June 30, including approximately 229.9 million Gram deployed in staking
Executed primary actions expected to remove approximately $4.0 million of inherited annual cash operating costs
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TON Strategy Company ("TON Strategy" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: TONX), a digital asset treasury company dedicated to supporting the TON ecosystem, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, and provided an update on recent operational and strategic developments.
Second Quarter and Recent Operational Highlights
-- Held approximately 230.5 million units of Gram at June 30, 2026,
including approximately 229.9 million units staked. Based on TonStat data
as of August 4, 2026, the Company's holdings represented approximately
4.4% of the total Gram supply, and its staked holdings represented
approximately 35% of Gram staked across the network. The Company's
digital assets had a fair value of approximately $369.5 million as of
June 30, 2026.
-- Earned approximately 9.4 million units of Gram during the second quarter
of 2026, up from approximately 2.2 million units during the first quarter
and recognized approximately $15.0 million of staking revenue. The
increase was primarily due to the TON network's Catchain 2.0 consensus
upgrade, which accelerated block production from approximately 2.5
seconds to 400 milliseconds, increasing validator reward issuance and
resulting in higher network staking yields. The Company generated an
annualized gross staking yield of approximately 17% during the quarter.
-- Largely completed the actions required to discontinue the Company's
inherited legacy operations, including the termination of vendor
agreements, reductions in contractor and personnel expenses, and the
elimination of certain lower-margin service contracts. These actions are
expected to remove approximately $4.0 million of annual cash operating
costs from the Company's existing cost base and allow management to
direct its resources to the Gram treasury and selected opportunities
within the TON ecosystem.
-- Supported the community-approved rebrand of the TON blockchain's native
digital asset from Toncoin to Gram, with the ticker "GRAM," which took
effect June 8, 2026. The rebrand restores the asset's original identity
and better distinguishes the network from its native currency. It also
comes as technical improvements expand TON's capacity and potential
utility, strengthening Gram's role across the network.
-- Supported TON network upgrades that materially improved the network's
speed, cost, and capacity. Shorter block and settlement times, greater
throughput, and lower transaction fees strengthen TON's ability to
support high-volume applications across payments, Telegram-based services,
and emerging AI-agent use cases.
-- Terminated the Company's Advisory Services Agreement with Kingsway
Capital Partners Limited on August 10, 2026. The Company stopped making
monthly payments under the agreement in March 2026.
Financial Results for the Second Quarter 2026
The Company's financial results for the first and second quarters of 2026 reflect the operation of its Gram treasury strategy, including staking activities. The results of the Company's legacy operating businesses are classified separately as discontinued operations.
Total revenue was $15.0 million, compared with $3.0 million during the first quarter of 2026. The sequential increase was driven by higher staking rewards generated by the Company's Gram treasury.
Gross profit was $14.3 million, or 95% of revenue, compared with $2.8 million, or 95% of revenue, during the first quarter of 2026.
Total costs and expenses were $13.8 million, compared with $6.5 million during the first quarter of 2026. As part of resolving a historical equity plan issue, certain legacy restricted stock units were surrendered during the quarter. Under GAAP, this required the Company to recognize immediately the remaining $5.5 million of unrecognized compensation expense associated with those awards. The $5.5 million charge was noncash, had no effect on the Company's cash flows or total stockholders' equity, and is not representative of its ongoing operating cost base. The second quarter also included approximately $2.9 million of noncash expense associated with the one-time set-up fee under the Kingsway advisory agreement, primarily reflecting the write-off of the remaining prepaid asset following the termination of the agreement on August 10, 2026.
Operating income from continuing operations was $0.5 million, compared with an operating loss of $3.7 million as previously reported during the first quarter of 2026. The improvement primarily reflected the increase in high-margin staking revenue, and the Company generated positive operating income despite the $5.5 million accelerated stock compensation charge and the approximately $2.9 million noncash Kingsway-related charge described above.
Net income from continuing operations before income taxes was $83.5 million, compared with a net loss before income taxes of approximately $91.3 million during the first quarter of 2026. The second quarter included an $82.8 million net gain from changes in the fair value of the Company's Gram holdings, while the first quarter included an approximately $87.9 million net loss.
Digital assets held at June 30, 2026 had a fair value of approximately $369.5 million, compared with approximately $272.0 million at March 31, 2026. The increase reflected Gram earned through staking and the increase in Gram's market value during the quarter. The Company held approximately 230.5 million units of Gram at June 30, 2026.
Cash and restricted cash totaled approximately $29.0 million at June 30, 2026, compared with approximately $35.0 million at March 31, 2026. The Company had no debt.
Management Commentary
Chief Executive Officer Kevin Wilson stated, "My first three months as CEO reinforced the strength of TON Strategy's position and the opportunity to build from it. Our Gram treasury produced strong staking rewards during the quarter, and we largely completed the actions required to discontinue our inherited legacy operations. We enter the second half of the year with a more focused business and greater freedom to direct our resources to the TON ecosystem.
"We believe the value of our large Gram position extends beyond the staking yield generated by the Gram we hold today. The internet made information native to the Web, and we believe TON can make assets and economic activity increasingly native to the internet by enabling ownership, payments, and settlement within digital applications. TON is becoming faster, less expensive, and easier to use, as blockchain functionality is integrated into Telegram's global platform of more than one billion users. These developments strengthen our conviction that TON can become important infrastructure for payments, digital ownership, and over time, AI agents capable of acting and transacting on behalf of users.
"Through our 'Own, Advance, Compound' capital allocation framework, we will evaluate our Gram position, liquidity, share repurchases, and potential ecosystem investments based on their ability to increase long-term value per share. We are selectively evaluating initiatives that can strengthen the TON ecosystem, improve market access to Gram, or generate attractive financial returns, prioritizing opportunities where strategic initiatives and shareholder value are mutually reinforcing."
Conference Call
TON Strategy Company's management will hold a conference call today (August 11, 2026) at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time to discuss these results.
U.S. dial-in: 1-877-407-0789
International dial-in: 1-201-689-8562
Conference ID: 13761930
The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay here and via the investor relations section of the Company's website.
A replay of the call will be available on the investor relations section of the Company's website after the conference call through August 25, 2026.
Toll-free replay number: 1-844-512-2921
International replay number: 1-412-317-6671
Replay ID: 13761930
About TON Strategy Company
TON Strategy Company (Nasdaq: TONX) is focused on the accumulation of Gram, formerly known as Toncoin -- the native cryptocurrency of Telegram's billion-user platform -- for long-term investment, whether acquired through deployment of proceeds from capital raising activity, staking rewards or via open market purchases. The Company aims to steadily expand its Gram holdings, stake Gram, and support the development of a tokenized economy inside Telegram.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this press release should be considered forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding: our business and growth strategy; market adoption; the performance of our Gram treasury and staking activities; our plans regarding liquidity and market access around Gram; return opportunities; and the expected financial and operating benefits of the wind-down of our legacy VERB operations. Without limiting the foregoing, in some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such
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Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: our incursion of significant net losses and uncertainty whether we will achieve or maintain profitable operations; our ability to grow and compete in the future, and to execute our business strategy; our decision to implement a cryptocurrency treasury strategy, whereby we acquire Gram, the native cryptocurrency of The Open Network ("TON") blockchain, and our dependence on TON and Gram as a result of this strategy; our financial results and the market price of our common stock may be affected by the price of Gram, and our Gram holdings will be less liquid than cash and cash equivalents; changes in the broader digital asset regulatory landscape and as it relates to TON and Gram and our failure to comply with applicable regulatory requirements and risks related to any actions we may take to prevent or correct such failure; the availability of opportunities to stake Gram; the competitive market in which we operate; our ability to increase the number of our strategic relationships or grow the revenues received from our current strategic relationships; our ability to realize the anticipated cost savings and other benefits from the wind-down of our legacy VERB operations and to manage any remaining contractual, legal, administrative or other obligations associated with those operations; our ability to deliver our services, as we depend on third-party providers; our ability to attract and retain qualified management personnel; our susceptibility to cybersecurity incidents and other disruptions, particularly as it relates to our holdings of Gram; our ability to maintain compliance with the listing requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market; the impact of, and our ability to operate our business and effectively manage our growth under evolving and uncertain global economic, political, and social trends, including legislation banning or otherwise hampering the digital asset landscape, inflation, rising interest rates, and recessionary concerns; and other important factors discussed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, as any such factors may be updated from time to time in our other filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and our Investor Relations page on our website at www.tonstrat.com/shareholders.
Although we believe that our plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects as reflected in or suggested by those forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that the plans, intentions, expectations or strategies will be attained or achieved. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.
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-Financial Tables to Follow-
TON STRATEGY COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
June 30, 2026 December 31, 2025
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(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 28,805 $ 39,493
Restricted cash 169 169
ERC receivable 734 734
Prepaid expenses and other
current assets -- related
parties - 163
Prepaid expenses and other
current assets 537 1,319
Assets of discontinued
operations -- current 1,449 486
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Total current assets 31,694 42,364
Assets of discontinued
operations -- non-current 2,300 9,152
Long-lived assets, net 3 20
Intangible assets, net 27 30
GRAM - unrestricted 111,339 89,628
GRAM - restricted 258,186 267,181
Other non-current assets --
related party - 2,789
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Total assets $ 403,549 $ 411,164
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $ 988 $ 1,522
Accounts payable -- related
parties 1,345 269
Accrued expenses 555 558
Accrued officers'
compensation 900 245
Liabilities of discontinued
operations - current 1,169 1,995
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Total current liabilities 4,957 4,589
Long-term liabilities
Liabilities of discontinued
operations - non-current 46 180
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Total liabilities 5,003 4,769
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Commitments and contingencies
(Note 11)
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, $0.0001 par
value, 400,000,000 shares
authorized, 56,530,617
shares issued and
outstanding both as of
June 30, 2026 and December
31, 2025 6 6
Additional paid-in capital 749,784 743,207
Accumulated deficit (351,012) (336,725)
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Total stockholders' equity in
Ton Strategy Company 398,778 406,488
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Non-controlling interests
of discontinued
operations (232) (93)
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Total stockholders' equity 398,546 406,395
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Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity $ 403,549 $ 411,164
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TON STRATEGY COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
Three Months Ended June
30, Six Months Ended June 30,
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2026 2025 2026 2025
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Revenue $ $ $ $
GRAM 10,115 - 12,147 -
GRAM -- related
party 4,904 - 5,874 -
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Total Revenue 15,019 - 18,021 -
Cost of revenue 766 - 922 -
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Gross profit 14,253 - 17,099 -
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Operating expenses
Depreciation and
amortization 3 9 4 17
General and
administrative
-- related
parties 4,180 362 5,302 618
General and
administrative 9,591 891 15,003 1,555
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Total operating
expenses 13,774 1,262 20,309 2,190
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Operating income
(loss) from
continuing
operations 479 (1,262) (3,210) (2,190)
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Other income
(expense), net
Interest income 272 90 571 211
Unrealized gain
on investments - 39 - 121
Other income
(expense), net 82,784 - (5,144) (1)
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