Strive aggressively buys Bitcoin as broader crypto market faces pressure

Strive, the Nasdaq-listed company tied to Vivek Ramaswamy and trading as ASST, added 6,182 Bitcoin to its balance sheet, lifting its total holdings to 43,000 BTC from 36,818 in mid-October. The company began the year with 12,800 coins after its January 2026 merger with Semler Scientific, and it is described as one of the largest publicly traded corporate Bitcoin holders. The purchase came as Bitcoin traded around $79,780 on Thursday, below $80,000. Researchers monitoring Strive’s acquisitions have noted inconsistencies between transaction data and disclosed holdings, making its total spending difficult to determine.