Strive, Inc. buys 1,107 bitcoin at average $85,396

Strive, Inc. disclosed in an 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it purchased 1,107 bitcoin between September 21 and September 25, 2026. The company stated the average price was approximately $85,396 per bitcoin, inclusive of fees and expenses. Strive trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the ticker ASST for its Class A common stock and SATA for its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock.

The acquisition increased Strive's total bitcoin holdings from 26,355 to 27,462. The company's cash and cash equivalents rose by $19,200 (in thousands) to $248,800 (in thousands) during the same period. Holdings of Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock of Strategy Inc., referred to as STRC Stock, remained at 505,000 shares, with a fair value that increased by $15 (in thousands) to $49,763 (in thousands).

Strive's capital structure saw shifts in its equity components as of September 25, 2026. Class A common stock outstanding increased by 649,072 shares to 88,453,685, while Class B common stock remained constant at 9,198,036 shares. This raised the Effective Common Shares Outstanding to 97,651,721. The number of shares underlying traditional warrants decreased by 460,649 to 25,349,806, and outstanding options fell by 16,990 to 856,234.

The issuance of new shares drove the SATA Stock count up by 1,009,020 to 12,193,180 shares. Consequently, the Assumed Fully Diluted Shares Outstanding grew by 632,082 to 100,776,795. Unvested employee stock awards remained unchanged at 2,268,840 shares.

The filing includes a cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements related to the merger transaction with Semler Scientific, Inc. Strive noted that such statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from anticipated outcomes. These risks include legal proceedings, market conditions, and the diversion of management attention.