Strive bought 3,311 bitcoin for $280 million over the past week, marking its largest acquisition since January. A Tuesday 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission put Strive's total holdings at 32,773 BTC as of October 9. Strive paid approximately $84,500 per bitcoin, including fees and expenses, according to the filing. Strive CEO Matt Cole previously stated an aim of ending 2026 as the world's second-largest public bitcoin holder. However, Strive remains 11,227 BTC ($937.5 million) behind Metaplanet. Strive also reported that cash and cash equivalents increased to $310.3 million from $284.7 million over the last week, despite the bitcoin purchase.