Strive, Inc. filed a Form 8-K with the SEC on August 24, 2026, disclosing the purchase of 1,110 bitcoin between August 17 and August 21, 2026, and providing updated holdings and share data as of August 21, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Bitcoin purchased: Strive bought 1,110 bitcoin at an average price of approximately $73,409 per bitcoin, inclusive of fees and expenses, during the period August 17 through August 21, 2026.
  • Total bitcoin held: Bitcoin holdings increased from 20,246 to 21,356 as of August 21, 2026.
  • Cash and cash equivalents: Rose from $154,800 thousand to $171,900 thousand, a change of $17,100 thousand.
  • Class A shares outstanding: Increased from 76,244,588 to 79,890,888, a change of 3,646,300 shares.
  • SATA Stock outstanding: Increased from 7,829,502 to 8,270,815 shares, a change of 441,313 shares.
  • Fair value of STRC Stock held: Rose from $47,864 thousand to $48,571 thousand, while shares of STRC held remained at 505,000.

Strive Discloses Bitcoin Purchase and Updated Holdings as of August 21, 2026

According to the filing, Strive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASST) reported that it purchased 1,110 bitcoin during the five-day window of August 17 through August 21, 2026, at an average price of approximately $73,409 per bitcoin, inclusive of fees and expenses. The company disclosed that its total bitcoin holdings grew from 20,246 to 21,356 over that period.

The filing also provided a side-by-side comparison of balance sheet items as of August 14, 2026, and August 21, 2026. Cash and cash equivalents increased by $17,100 thousand, reaching $171,900 thousand. The fair value of the company's holdings in Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock of Strategy Inc. (referred to in the filing as "STRC Stock") rose by $707 thousand to $48,571 thousand, while the share count of STRC held by Strive remained unchanged at 505,000.

On the equity side, the filing reported that Class A common stock outstanding grew by 3,646,300 shares to 79,890,888, while Class B common stock held steady at 9,792,535 shares, bringing Effective Common Shares Outstanding to 89,683,423. The company's Assumed Fully Diluted Shares Outstanding, which includes options and unvested RSUs but excludes Traditional Warrants, rose to 92,949,226. Shares underlying Traditional Warrants remained at 26,596,010. The filing notes that the company's SATA Stock, also listed on NASDAQ under the symbol SATA, increased by 441,313 shares to 8,270,815. The filing includes forward-looking statements, which the company cautions are subject to risks and uncertainties as described in its cautionary language.

What Was Disclosed

Strive, Inc. disclosed a bitcoin purchase of 1,110 coins at approximately $73,409 each between August 17 and August 21, 2026, along with updated figures for cash, STRC Stock fair value, bitcoin held, shares outstanding, and SATA Stock as of August 21, 2026.