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title: "Strive expands Bitcoin holdings with $335M purchase"
language: en
canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/bitcoin-13e2872e6b7708"
published: 2026-10-20T05:27:27.000Z
updated: 2026-10-20T06:35:18.000Z
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# Strive expands Bitcoin holdings with $335M purchase

Attributed sources: [Cointelegraph](<https://cointelegraph.com/news/strive-buys-335m-in-bitcoin-boosting-holdings-to-36818-btc>)

## Key facts

Cointelegraph reports that Strive, a Bitcoin treasury company, bought 1,223 BTC worth about $335 million, bringing its holdings to 36,818 BTC. The report describes the purchase as funded through continued equity financing. The figure is a single media report and has not been independently verified here.
News evidence score: 30/100 from 1 publisher group(s) (Cointelegraph); this measures source completeness, not truth or causation.
No complete post-detection return window is available yet.
In the preceding 30 days, the 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns was 1.23% (OKX · USDT; cutoff 20/10/2026, 13:27, UTC+8). This hourly baseline is not directly comparable with a minute move.

## Returns after site detection

| Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC+8) | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 minutes | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 hour | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 hours | — | — | — | — | — |

## Historical hourly baseline

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Ready | true |
| Coverage | 99.9% (719/720) |
| Median absolute hourly return | 0.15% |
| 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | 1.23% |
| BTC beta | 1.00 |
| Source / cutoff (UTC+8) | OKX · USDT / 20/10/2026, 13:27 |

## Claims and open questions

- Strive bought $335M in Bitcoin, adding 1,223 BTC and raising its holdings to 36,818 BTC.
- The company is expanding its reserves through equity financing.
- An earlier purchase had pushed Strive past MARA Holdings.
- Whether Strive has confirmed the purchase and holdings figures in an official filing or statement.
- Whether the report was published before or after any market move, and whether any market reaction is attributable to it.
- How the purchase was timed relative to prior disclosures and financing arrangements.

## Source evidence

- [Strive buys $335M in Bitcoin, boosting holdings to 36,818 BTC](<https://cointelegraph.com/news/strive-buys-335m-in-bitcoin-boosting-holdings-to-36818-btc>) — Cointelegraph; published 20/10/2026, 00:30; received 20/10/2026, 13:27 (UTC+8).


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- [Full coin archive](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/bitcoin>)

[Methods and limitations](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/methodology>)
Publisher count is not independent evidence count. Price changes cannot verify news or prove causation.