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Bitcoin's Corporate Treasury Race Just Got More Crowded — And More Competitive
While Strategy remains Bitcoin's undisputed corporate heavyweight, a smaller challenger just made its biggest move in months — closing the gap with its nearest rival in the public BTC treasury rankings.
Here's what happened: Strive Asset Management disclosed its largest Bitcoin purchase since June, acquiring 2,000 BTC for approximately $169 million at an average price of $84,422 per coin, between September 28 and October 2. That lifts Strive's total holdings to 29,462 BTC, worth roughly $2.55 billion, and leaves it just 6,115 BTC behind MARA, the fourth-largest public Bitcoin treasury — a gap that's narrowed sharply from 23,156 BTC held at the start of September. CEO Matt Cole said 61.5% of the funding came from sales of Strive's SATA preferred stock, with warrant exercises contributing another $56.7 million. The company's year-to-date Bitcoin yield now sits at 63.2%. Notably, this single purchase was roughly six times the size of Strategy's most recent weekly addition, even though Strategy's total holdings of 847,666 BTC still dwarf Strive's by a wide margin.
Why does this matter? The pace and variety of corporate Bitcoin accumulation strategies — some funded through equity, others through preferred stock or warrants — continues to expand the pool of publicly traded Bitcoin exposure available to investors, while also intensifying competition among treasury companies for relative standing in the rankings.
Whether this accumulation pace continues at scale across multiple treasury firms, or slows as capital-raising conditions shift, remains to be seen.
Does competition among corporate Bitcoin holders strengthen the broader accumulation trend, or just reshuffle who's buying? 🤔
#bitcoin #StriveToWin #CorporateTreasury #MARA
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Bitcoin's Corporate Treasury Race Just Got More Crowded — And More Competitive
While Strategy remains Bitcoin's undisputed corporate heavyweight, a smaller challenger just made its biggest move in months — closing the gap with its nearest rival in the public BTC treasury rankings.
Here's what happened: Strive Asset Management disclosed its largest Bitcoin purchase since June, acquiring 2,000 BTC for approximately $169 million at an average price of $84,422 per coin, between September 28 and October 2. That lifts Strive's total holdings to 29,462 BTC, worth roughly $2.55 billion, and leaves it just 6,115 BTC behind MARA, the fourth-largest public Bitcoin treasury — a gap that's narrowed sharply from 23,156 BTC held at the start of September. CEO Matt Cole said 61.5% of the funding came from sales of Strive's SATA preferred stock, with warrant exercises contributing another $56.7 million. The company's year-to-date Bitcoin yield now sits at 63.2%. Notably, this single purchase was roughly six times the size of Strategy's most recent weekly addition, even though Strategy's total holdings of 847,666 BTC still dwarf Strive's by a wide margin.
Why does this matter? The pace and variety of corporate Bitcoin accumulation strategies — some funded through equity, others through preferred stock or warrants — continues to expand the pool of publicly traded Bitcoin exposure available to investors, while also intensifying competition among treasury companies for relative standing in the rankings.
Whether this accumulation pace continues at scale across multiple treasury firms, or slows as capital-raising conditions shift, remains to be seen.
Does competition among corporate Bitcoin holders strengthen the broader accumulation trend, or just reshuffle who's buying? 🤔
#bitcoin #StriveToWin #CorporateTreasury #MARA
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