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- Institutional holdings: Strive ranks ninth globally among corporate firms by recording an audited balance of 15,009 $BTC.
- Absolute leadership: The firm Strategy maintains the top spot in the global ranking with a cumulative reserve of 818,869 $BTC.
- Reserve reduction: MARA Holdings decreased its direct exposure through the net sale of 3,386 $BTC to finance its operational transition.
The financial services firm Strive accelerated the buying pace of its Bitcoin treasury, a corporate move that has begun to draw direct comparisons with the strategy executed by Michael Saylor. According to the organization’s report, the entity will add an additional 1% to its total digital asset reserves today.
It looks like Strive is going to add 1% to their Bitcoin hoard today.
For reference, Strategy adding 1% is about ~8,180 Bitcoin.
And after today SATA still has 9 full trading days before the next ex. div date…
LET'S GO. THIS IS WHY I AM GIGA-PORTED INTO ASST. pic.twitter.com/bvs9U2LVgE
— Adam Livingston (@AdamBLiv) May 15, 2026
To put the scale of this expansion in the public treasury sector into perspective, a 1% increase for the firm Strategy would be approximately equivalent to 8,180 $BTC. Data from analytics platforms suggest that Strive, backed by institutional investors like Peter Thiel and Cantor Fitzgerald, is consolidating its position as the ninth-largest corporate holder in the ecosystem.
The financial mechanism of SATA versus Strategy
Strive’s SATA investment vehicle currently has nine business trading days left before its next ex-dividend date occurs. This time limit strictly determines which final shareholders are eligible to receive the corresponding payments. Official documentation indicates that investors who acquire shares on or after the exclusion date will not be entitled to receive the current dividend.
In line with historical industry trends, it is common to observe a notable spike in trading volume as the subscription deadline approaches. This behavior responds to the interest of market participants in securing their financial positions before the closing of the registry.
On the other hand, Strategy advanced in the strategic restructuring of its corporate liabilities through the repurchase of approximately $1,500 million of its 0% Convertible Senior Notes due in the year 2029. For this debt retirement operation, the company will disburse an estimated aggregate cash price of $1,380 million. Financial reports from the group indicate that the funding for this repurchase will come from its available cash reserves, proceeds derived from its at-the-market (ATM) equity issuance program, and even the direct sale of fractions of its crypto-asset holdings.
Global outlook of the top corporate holders
At the macroeconomic distribution level, the company co-founded by Michael Saylor leads the global sector with a total of 818,869 $BTC held under custody. The rest of the top five public treasuries includes Twenty One Capital with 43,514 $BTC, Metaplanet Inc with 40,177 $BTC, MARA Holdings with 35,303 $BTC, and Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company with 30,021 $BTC on their balance sheets.
The firm MARA Holdings modified the structure of its reserves after finalizing the sale of 3,386 $BTC on the open market. Sources close to the company indicated that this move responds directly to its strategic reorientation toward artificial intelligence infrastructure.