Strive Adds 1,800 Bitcoin and Jumps to Fifth Place—But the Share Count Matters

By Isaac • August 31, 2026 11:27 am •

Strive just made one of the week’s biggest corporate Bitcoin purchases, and it did more than add another line to a treasury leaderboard.

The company bought 1,800 BTC for roughly $143 million between August 24 and August 28. It paid an average of approximately $79,431 per coin, including fees and expenses, lifting its total holdings to 23,156 BTC.

That was enough to move Strive into fifth place among publicly traded corporate Bitcoin holders, according to current industry reporting. But the ranking is only half the story.

Strive’s filing also shows a larger share count, more cash and a rapidly growing Bitcoin position. Investors now have to decide whether the added Bitcoin outpaced the dilution used to