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FILINGStrive (ASST) · 8-K · accepted Monday, Oct 26, 2026, 7:59 AM ET

Strive bought 6,182 BTC, bringing its total to 43,000 BTC

From Strive’s 8-K, accepted by the SEC on Oct 26, 2026 at 7:59 AM ET, covering Oct 17 to Oct 23.

What it says

Strive reports buying 6,182 bitcoin Oct 17-23, 2026 at about $82,732 each, bringing holdings to 43,000 BTC, plus updated cash, STRC, and share counts.

The numbers

Bitcoin bought6,182 BTCOct 17 to Oct 23
Average price$82,732per bitcoin
Bitcoin held after43,000 BTC
Cash and cash equivalents$504.4Mas of Oct 23, was $317.5M Oct 16
Preferred shares outstanding · SATA14,030,176 sharesas of Oct 23, same as Oct 16
Preferred shares outstanding · SATS7,000,000 sharesas of Oct 23
Class A common shares118,113,644 sharesas of Oct 23, was 114,847,610 shares Oct 16
Class B common shares9,214,702 sharesas of Oct 23, was 9,216,516 shares Oct 16
Common shares, assumed diluted130,044,690 sharesas of Oct 23, was 126,790,020 shares Oct 16
STRC shares held505,000 sharesas of Oct 23, same as Oct 16

What it changed

Bitcoin held
36,818 BTCbefore
43,000 BTCafter this filing
From the filing
mNAV
1.58xOct 23 close
1.50xpro forma at Oct 23’s prices
1.45xOct 26 close
Enterprise value (diluted market value plus debt and preferreds, minus cash) ÷ bitcoin held. Pro forma: this filing’s bitcoin at the previous close’s prices
Sats per diluted share
29,039Oct 23 close
33,066Oct 26 close
Bitcoin per diluted share × 100 million (Strive’s share count is our estimate between its reports)
Years of preferred dividends covered
18.4 yrsOct 23 close
13.9 yrsOct 26 close
Bitcoin and cash ÷ a year of preferred dividends at current rates (note interest not included yet). A year of dividends went from $182.4M to $287.4M: a new preferred counts once Strive’s reported cash and bitcoin include the money it raised, and this filing is the first that does

Also that day

Strategy bought back $204.9M of STRC8-K · 8:49 AM ETStrive entered a Sales Agreement with seven agents for a new $1.0B at-the-market program for SATS8-K · 7:50 AM ETThe Peel: Strive bought 6,182 BTC · Strategy bought back $205M of STRCMonday edition

Source

Form 8-K filed by Strive, Inc. with the SEC, accepted Monday, Oct 26, 2026, 7:59 AM ET. Accession 0001628280-26-067141.
Read the filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
Summary and figures read from the filing by Orange Paper’s filing reader and checked before publishing. Calculations (pro forma and close figures) are ours.
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