{"id":29778,"date":"2026-05-26T19:43:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/strive-bitcoin-treasury-tops-16500-btc-surpassing-coinbase\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T19:43:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:43:37","slug":"strive-bitcoin-treasury-tops-16500-btc-surpassing-coinbase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/strive-bitcoin-treasury-tops-16500-btc-surpassing-coinbase\/","title":{"rendered":"Strive Bitcoin treasury tops 16,500 BTC surpassing Coinbase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Strive Bitcoin treasury holdings reached 16,500 BTC after an $85.4 million buy that leapfrogged both Coinbase and Riot Platforms.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_b9ff5bbaf2ffb4e239b29d918eda336e\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Strive (NASDAQ: ASST) disclosed via 8-K on May 26 that it purchased 1,109 Bitcoin for $85.4 million at an average of $76,988 per coin between May 19 and May 22.<\/li>\n<li>The purchase pushes Strive past Coinbase\u2019s 16,492 BTC and Riot\u2019s 15,680 BTC holdings, making it the seventh-largest public corporate Bitcoin holder per BitcoinTreasuries data.<\/li>\n<li>Strive reported a 23.4% year-to-date Bitcoin yield and an amplification ratio of 45.2%, funding purchases through preferred equity SATA shares and at-the-market stock sales.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Strive, Inc. disclosed via an 8-K filing on May 26 that it purchased 1,109 Bitcoin (BTC) between May 19 and May 22 for approximately $85.4 million at an average cost of around $76,988 per coin.<\/p>\n<p>The acquisition brings Strive\u2019s total Bitcoin holdings to 16,500 BTC, pushing the company ahead of Coinbase and Riot Platforms in the public corporate Bitcoin holder rankings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStrive acquired an additional 1,109 BTC for ~$85.4 million at an average cost of ~$76,988 per bitcoin,\u201d CEO Matt Cole posted on X alongside an internal snapshot of the company\u2019s performance metrics.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Strive acquired an additional 1,109 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">$BTC<\/a> for ~$85.4 million at an average cost of ~$76,988 per bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>STRIVE SNAPSHOT<br \/>Bitcoin holdings: 16,500<br \/>QTD BTC Yield: 11.0%<br \/>YTD BTC Yield: 23.4% <br \/>Amplification ratio: 45.2%<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ASST&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">$ASST<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24SATA&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">$SATA<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dxuee6jdRy\">pic.twitter.com\/dxuee6jdRy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Cole (@ColeMacro) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColeMacro\/status\/2059244955114319982?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">May 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Strive climbed to seventh place among public Bitcoin holders<\/h2>\n<p>The $85.4 million purchase follows earlier May acquisitions of 382 BTC for $30 million on May 18 and 444 BTC for $33.9 million in early May. Strive completed its acquisition of Semler Scientific in January 2026, entering that transaction with 12,798 BTC and ranking eleventh among public corporate holders. It has since added more than 3,700 BTC to climb to seventh.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>Strive funds Bitcoin accumulation primarily through at-the-market equity sales and its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock instrument, the SATA shares, which carry a 13% annual dividend. <\/p>\n<p>The SATA offering raised more than $225 million in an oversubscribed January 2026 round that attracted over $600 million in demand, providing a sustained capital base for continued purchases.<\/p>\n<p>The company reported a year-to-date Bitcoin yield of 23.4%, a quarter-to-date yield of 11.0%, and an amplification ratio of 45.2%. Strive defines Bitcoin yield as the percentage change in Bitcoin per share outstanding, its primary performance metric against a Bitcoin benchmark. <\/p>\n<p>Crypto.news has reported on Strategy CEO Michael Saylor saying a Bitcoin sale is \u201cnot unlikely\u201d before year-end, providing context for how corporate Bitcoin treasury strategies are diverging as holdings mature.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Strive\u2019s position signals about the corporate Bitcoin accumulation landscape<\/h3>\n<p>Strive\u2019s 16,500 BTC places it just above Coinbase\u2019s 16,492 BTC and well above Riot\u2019s 15,680 BTC. Strategy remains the dominant corporate holder by a wide margin with 818,334 BTC. <\/p>\n<p>The gap between Strategy and the next-largest holders illustrates how concentrated the corporate Bitcoin (BTC) accumulation story remains, with a handful of firms accounting for the overwhelming majority of publicly held BTC.<\/p>\n<p>Crypto.news has covered MARA Holdings selling $1.5 billion in Bitcoin to fund its AI infrastructure pivot, a contrasting approach to Strive\u2019s pure accumulation model. <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strive Bitcoin treasury holdings reached 16,500 BTC after an $85.4 million buy that leapfrogged both Coinbase and Riot Platforms. 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