Strive (ASST) Adds 21 Bitcoin As Treasury Reaches 19,921 BTC And Cash Climbs To $157 Million
Strive (ASST) bought 21 bitcoin for about $1. 3 million last week, increasing its treasury to 19,921 BTC while cash reserves rose to $157. 4 million, according to a Monday SEC filing.
Strive, Inc. purchased 21 bitcoin between July 13 and July 17 at an average price of about $63,221 per coin, a buy worth around $1. 3 million, according to an8-K filingwith the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. The purchase lifted the Dallas-based treasury company’s bitcoin holdings from 19,900 to 19,921 BTC. Strive funded the buy while its balance sheet gained ground: cash and cash equivalents rose $3. 3 million to $157. 4 million as of July 17, up from $154. 1 million a week prior. The modest addition marks a step down from the pace that carried the company past 19,000 BTC across the spring. Strive (Nasdaq: ASST) trades under the Class A ticker alongside its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock, listed asSATA. Class A shares outstanding climbed to 73,869,961 from 73,426,164, a gain of 443,797 that reflects issuance under the company’s at-the-market program. Class B shares slipped by 3,335 to 9,800,012, and the SATA count held at 7,829,502. The filing detailed Strive’s position in Strategy’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock, known as STRC. Strive held 505,000 STRC shares across both reporting dates, though the fair value of that stake fell $1. 1 million to $43. 1 million as of July 17. Strive: Buying bitcoin ‘hand over fist’Chief Executive Matthew Cole signed the report. Cole has cast Strive as a buyer with appetite, a stance he summed up in a pledge to keepbuying bitcoin “hand over fist. ”The company funds its accumulation through perpetual preferred equity rather than convertible debt, a structure Cole has framed as a guard against forced selling. Strive’s rise traces to a merger. The firm went public through a combination of Strive Asset Management and Asset Entities, then built a bitcoin treasury from the ground up. It expanded that base through theacquisition of Semler Scientific, an all-stock deal that folded a medical-technology firm and its bitcoin into Strive. Shareholdersapproved the Semler transaction, which closed in January and pushed combined holdings past 12,000 BTC. The average cost of the latest buy, about $63,221 per coin, sits below the levels Strive paid across much of its earlier accumulation. The purchase adds to a treasury built at a blended cost that management has tied to a long-run thesis on the asset. Growth has carried a cost. Strivereported a $393 million lossacross its first six months as a public company, a figure tied to the accounting treatment of its bitcoin position and its share issuance. Management has pointed to a larger goal, with an eye on a$4. 2 billion war chestto fund further bitcoin buys. The company’s model issues shares into the open market and converts proceeds to bitcoin at a fast clip, a design meant to raise bitcoin exposure per share while it limits dilution. Strive ranks among the top ten public corporate holders of bitcoin, a field that Strategy leads with 843,775 BTC. The filing carried the standard caution on forward-looking statements, with flags on risks tied to the Semler integration, digital-asset volatility, interest rates, and dilution from further share sales. The company said it may adjust the SATA dividend rate, a lever the company holds as it manages its preferred stock. Micah ZimmermanMicah first discovered Bitcoin in 2018 but remained a skeptic on the sidelines for too long. Since 2021, he has covered crypto and business and now works as a news reporter for Bitcoin Magazine, based in North Carolina.