Strive (ASST) Buys 1,109 Bitcoin, Holdings Reach 16,500 BTC

Strive (ASST) added 1,109 bitcoin to its balance sheet last week, lifting total holdings to 16,500 BTC and placing the firm among the largest public corporate holders of the asset, according to a May 26 filing.

The purchases took place between May 19 and May 22 at an average price of $76,989 per coin, bringing Strive to seventh place among listed companies with bitcoin treasuries. The move continues a strategy that ties equity growth to direct exposure to bitcoin.

The company reported cash and cash equivalents of $93.3 million, up from $87.3 million. It also disclosed a rise in the value of its holdings of Strategy Inc.’s STRC preferred stock, which now exceed $50…

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Coinbase’s Eight-Figure Donations Ahead Of ‘Most Consequential’ Midterm Election – Coinbase Global (NASDA

Political War Chest

Armstrong personally donated $1 million to Fairshake, a super PAC backing crypto-friendly candidates, while Coinbase contributed another $24.5 million, according to the report.

Fairshake has raised $85 million so far, with Armstrong and Coinbase accounting for roughly one-third of the total, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.

The PAC supports pro-crypto candidates from both parties and aims to push for clearer U.S. digital asset rules.

Other major donors include Andreessen Horowitz and Ripple with $20 million each, and Electric Capital with $500,000.

Coinbase remains locked in a legal fight with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which accused the company of operating an…

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Abundant Mines Wins Inaugural Satos Award For Mining & Energy

HOOD RIVER COUNTY, Ore. – May 26, 2026 – Abundant Mines, a premium bitcoin mining and energy infrastructure company, was named the recipient of The Satos Award for Mining & Energy, receiving the recognition during the first year of the program. The honor was presented at the Abundant Mines booth during the Bitcoin Conference 2026. 

The Satos Awards is a bitcoin-only awards program celebrating excellence across the bitcoin ecosystem. Nominations and voting were open to the public and determined entirely by the bitcoin community, making this a direct reflection of sector sentiment. 

“Winning a Satos Award in the inaugural year is truly significant to our team because it…

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Michael Saylor Remains Unconcerned: ‘I Expect The Bitcoin Price Will Go Up Forever’ – Strategy (NASDAQ:MS

Saylor Defends Strategy’s Model

Speaking on Thursday, May 22, during a live Q&A hosted by Coin Stories’ Natalie Brunell alongside CEO Phong Le, Saylor pushed back against concerns that potential Bitcoin sales signal weakness in Strategy’s treasury model.

“I think it’s not unlikely that we’ll sell some Bitcoin between now and the end of the year,” Saylor said. “The goal of the company is to drive Bitcoin per share and to increase its Bitcoin and increase the enterprise value continuously forever.”

“We had 50,000 Satoshi’s per share five years ago. Now we have more than 200,000 Satoshi’s per share,” Saylor said.

The comments come after traders increasingly speculated that Strategy may need to…

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Strategy (MSTR) Retires $1.5 Billion In Convertible Debt At A Discount, Bitcoin Holdings Hit 843,738 BTC

Strategy paused its bitcoin buying machine last week and turned it on debt instead, retiring $1.5 billion of its own convertible bonds at a discount — a move that signals the company is managing its capital structure with the same aggression it once reserved for accumulating bitcoin.

From May 11- May 25, Strategy repurchased $1.5 billion in aggregate principal of its 0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029, paying approximately $1.38 billion in cash — an 8% discount to face value, the company said. The savings of roughly $120 million reduced the company’s total convertible note obligations from $8.2 billion to $6.7 billion.

Executive Chairman Michael Saylor framed the…

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Anthony Pompliano Pitches Gold, Bitcoin As Hedges Against Dollar Debasement: ‘If The Government Defaults,

Anthony Pompliano, CEO of Professional Capital Management, emphasized on Monday the importance of holding gold and Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as a hedge against dollar debasement.

Warning Or Advice?

In an X post, Pompliano warned that dollar debasement would drive asset inflation, ultimately harming savings.

The Bitcoin advocate then theorized that inflation would lead to frustration among the middle class and savers, creating ideal conditions for the government to introduce socialist or populist policies.

“If savers fall behind, socialism will rise. If socialism rises, the government will default. If the government defaults, you better hope you are holding gold and Bitcoin,” he stated.

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LATEST: Strive Associated With Vivek Ramaswamy Adds 794 Bitcoin Last Week To Reach 15,391 BTC

Strive Asset Management, associated with Vivek Ramaswamy, continues expanding its Bitcoin treasury. Recent reports indicate the firm added Bitcoin through its $SATA preferred stock program. Social media and crypto news outlets highlighted an estimated 794 BTC acquired last week via this mechanism, with a purchase value around $80 million.

As of mid-May 2026, Strive holds 15,391 BTC. This total follows a confirmed addition of approximately 382 BTC (valued near $30 million) reported in an SEC filing for the period ending May 18. The company uses equity-linked strategies for accumulation as a public Bitcoin treasury firm

Ethereum Price At Risk As Smart Money Selling Coincides With Weak Technicals – Grayscale Ethereum Staking

Ethereum Price May Drop Further Amid Smart Money Selling

There are signs that institutional investors are actively selling their Ethereum holdings, a sign that they expect the price to move lower in the near term.

Data shows that spot Ethereum ETFs have suffered outflows in the last 11 consecutive days. They had over $6 million in outflows on Friday, bringing the monthly outflow figure to $300 million. 

These funds had over $355 million in inflows in April after experiencing outflows for five consecutive months. As a result, the cumulative net inflows have dropped to $11.6 billion. Similarly, Ethereum has had staking outflows of over $140 million in the last 30 days.

A likely reason why…

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The History And Future Of Physical Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s digital nature is the source of most of its advantages. Since it is programmable, it unlocks self-custody practices that can make theft and confiscation very difficult. Since it is digital, it can move at the speed of light, allowing movement of value and settlement across the globe in minutes. 

Nevertheless, Bitcoin has at times been criticized for being hard to grasp, literally. Bitcoin, in its natural state, can not be touched, can not be physically held; it can only be imagined and understood. To many people, that’s a significant barrier and one that has inspired quite a few attempts to bring the coin into meat space, but it is not easy. 

Entrepreneurs and artists…

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Why AI Agents Are Becoming Stablecoins’ Biggest Growth Driver

As AI agents begin transacting autonomously, stablecoins are emerging as the preferred payment infrastructure for machine-to-machine commerce.

This is not a crypto story anymore. It is a payments story. Furthermore, the next growth driver for stablecoins is not coming from traders or DeFi protocols. It is coming from AI agents.

Why AI Agents Cannot Use Traditional Payment Rails

Existing payment rails were designed for humans, not autonomous software. An AI agent pays for data feeds. It settles contracts across jurisdictions. It processes micropayments at speeds that ACH, SWIFT, and card networks were never built to handle. These systems assume a person initiated every transaction. As a…

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