The competition among public companies to build Bitcoin treasuries is heating up again: Strive bought 15,124 $BTC in October alone, bringing its total purchases for the year to 35,497 BTC. As of October 30, it held 43,124 BTC, ranking fourth among public companies—about 390 BTC behind third-place Twenty One Capital and about 877 BTC behind second-place Metaplanet (44,000 BTC). Third-quarter net profit was $509 million, primarily driven by unrealized gains on Bitcoin. Source: Strive’s Q3 report; Cointelegraph, November 6.