Strive buys 1,800 BTC for about $143M and rises to fifth-largest public corporate holder

# Quick summary

# What happened Strive accelerated a recent accumulation program. The company disclosed the 1,800 BTC buy after already purchasing 1,110 BTC the prior week for about $81.5 million at an average of $73,409 per coin. Together these transactions raised the company's public treasury quickly within a short span.

# Prices, timing, and scale

• Transaction window: Aug. 24–28.
• Amount purchased this week: 1,800 BTC.
• Approximate cost: $143 million.
• Average price paid this week: $79,431 per BTC (fees and expenses included).
• Holdings after the buy: 23,156 BTC (previously 21,356 BTC a week earlier).
• Earlier weekly buy: 1,110 BTC for roughly $81.5 million at an average of $73,409 per coin.

Adam Livingston, an adviser to Saturn Credit, calculated that the latest purchase increased Strive's Bitcoin holdings by about 8.4% over five business days.

# Effect on corporate rankings The transaction moved Strive ahead of Bullish, making it the fifth-largest publicly traded corporate Bitcoin holder according to industry data cited in the reporting. That ranking reflects publicly disclosed treasuries and recent Form 8-K filings that companies use to report large Bitcoin acquisitions.

# Market context Strive's buying occurred as Bitcoin and broader digital-asset markets were recovering. The rally began on Aug. 19 after the U.S. Treasury announced plans to double certain long-term bond buybacks, which pushed Treasury yields lower and helped risk assets rebound. Bitcoin rose more than 23% to a recent high above $81,000 during that recovery window.

Other public companies also resumed purchases around the same time. Strategy (the large corporate holder referenced in the reporting) bought 4,603 BTC at an average price of $80,318, which increased its holdings back above 845,000 BTC after recent sales and purchases.

# Why it matters for readers tracking corporate BTC activity Corporate treasuries are a transparent way to monitor institutional demand. Strive's rapid, repeated buys show an active accumulation posture that can influence perceptions of demand, especially when several publicly traded buyers act in the same market environment.

# What to watch next

• Price action around corporate buys: whether other public holders follow suit or scale back.
• How sustained the market rebound is after the policy-driven move in U.S. Treasury operations that helped push yields down.

# Bottom line Strive's 1,800 BTC purchase for about $143 million is a meaningful step in the company's recent accumulation campaign and quickly moved its public treasury into the top five among publicly traded corporate Bitcoin holders. The buys came amid a broader market rebound that coincided with shifts in U.S. Treasury operations and renewed corporate buying.