Strive buys 124 Bitcoin, closes in on Metaplanet in treasury race

The Nasdaq-listed firm now holds 43,124 BTC, leaving it within striking distance of Metaplanet's roughly 44,000 BTC Strive just added 124 Bitcoin to its balance sheet. That brings the company’s total holdings to 43,124 BTC. By Strive’s recent standards, 124 coins is a rounding error. The real significance is where it lands the company: a short distance behind Metaplanet in the ranking of public Bitcoin treasuries. A small buy after a very loud month Strive, Inc. trades on Nasdaq under the ticker ASST. Vivek Ramaswamy co-founded it, and Matt Cole runs it as CEO. Strive made several large Bitcoin purchases during October. One batch covered 2,000 BTC for roughly $169 million. Another picked up 3,311 BTC for about $280 million. Then came the headliner. In a single week, Strive bought 6,182 BTC for approximately $511 million, a record for the company. Research findings also point to steady weekly buying that added up to more than 4,045 BTC. Metaplanet, the company Strive is chasing, holds around 44,000 BTC as of early-to-mid October 2026. Its average cost basis sits between $88,551 and $98,454 per BTC, depending on the measure. From 7,500 coins to 43,124 in under a year Strive closed ou...