--- title: "Strive buys 6,182 bitcoin for $511.4 million, lifting holdings to 43,000 BTC" description: "Strive acquired 6,182 bitcoin for $511.4 million between October 17 and October 23 at an average of $82,732 per bitcoin, Bitcoin Magazine reported, citing an SEC filing. The purchase lifted the company's holdings to 43,000 BTC, and a new at-the-market program allows it to sell up to $1 billion of…" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/bitcoin-strive-asst-buys-6-182-46493437a9f5d4" published: 2026-10-26T12:25:03.000Z updated: 2026-10-26T13:30:01.000Z indexable: true --- # Strive buys 6,182 bitcoin for $511.4 million, lifting holdings to 43,000 BTC Strive acquired 6,182 bitcoin for $511.4 million between October 17 and October 23 at an average of $82,732 per bitcoin, Bitcoin Magazine reported, citing an SEC filing. The purchase lifted the company's holdings to 43,000 BTC, and a new at-the-market program allows it to sell up to $1 billion of… Attributed sources: [Bitcoin Magazine](), [The Block]() ## Key facts Strive acquired 6,182 bitcoin for $511.4 million between October 17 and October 23 at an average of $82,732 per bitcoin, Bitcoin Magazine reported, citing an SEC filing. The purchase lifted the company's holdings to 43,000 BTC, and a new at-the-market program allows it to sell up to $1 billion of its SATS preferred stock. Evidence strength: Multiple publishers, 2 publisher group(s) (Bitcoin Magazine, The Block). After site detection, observed returns were 5 minutes: +0.11% (26/10/2026, 12:25 → 26/10/2026, 12:30, UTC; Gate · USDT); 1 hour: -0.50% (26/10/2026, 12:25 → 26/10/2026, 13:25, UTC; Gate · USDT) In the preceding 30 days, the 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns was 1.01% (OKX · USDT; cutoff 26/10/2026, 12:25, UTC). ## Returns after site detection | Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC) | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 5 minutes | +0.11% | +0.11% | 0.00 pp | 26/10/2026, 12:25 → 26/10/2026, 12:30 | Gate · USDT | | 1 hour | -0.50% | -0.50% | 0.00 pp | 26/10/2026, 12:25 → 26/10/2026, 13:25 | Gate · USDT | ## Historical hourly baseline | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Coverage | 100.0% (720/720) | | Median absolute hourly return | 0.14% | | 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | 1.01% | | BTC beta | 1.00 | | Source / cutoff (UTC) | OKX · USDT / 26/10/2026, 12:25 | ## Claims and open questions - Bitcoin Magazine reported that Strive paid an average of $82,732 per bitcoin in the 6,182 BTC purchase disclosed in its SEC filing. - According to Bitcoin Magazine, Strive's total holdings now stand at 43,000 BTC, after it reported 36,818 BTC on October 20. - Bitcoin Magazine reported that the filing disclosed a new at-the-market program under which Strive can sell up to $1 billion of SATS preferred stock, with Cantor Fitzgerald, Barclays, Clear Street, StoneX, B. Riley Securities, Maxim Group and H.C. Wainwright as sales agents. - How much of the $1 billion SATS at-the-market program Strive has sold or intends to sell, and on what timetable, would be confirmed by a subsequent SEC filing or company statement. - Whether the 43,000 BTC figure in the filing matches Strive's on-chain addresses would be confirmed by on-chain data. ## Source evidence - [Strive Buys 6,182 Bitcoin For $511 Million, Lines Up $1 Billion ATM To Buy More]() — Bitcoin Magazine; published 26/10/2026, 12:24; received 26/10/2026, 12:25 (UTC). - [Strive closes in on second-largest corporate bitcoin treasury with $511 million purchase]() — The Block; published 26/10/2026, 13:19; received 26/10/2026, 13:21 (UTC). ## Recent BTC events and market reactions - [South Korea weighs fourth delay of 22% crypto tax to 2029]() — Published 26/10/2026, 14:06 (UTC) · Single source (1 publisher) · General news · 5m +0.31% / 1h +0.98% - [Strategy pauses bitcoin purchases, spends $204.9 million buying back STRC]() — Published 26/10/2026, 13:23 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (4 publishers) · General news · 5m -0.24% / 1h -0.03% - [Bitcoin Magazine video examines Bitcoin exposure after PHP flaws take sites offline]() — Published 26/10/2026, 13:21 (UTC) · Single source (1 publisher) · Security · 5m -0.30% / 1h +0.12% - [Bitcoin falls below $80,000 as tech sell-off and ETF outflows weigh on risk assets]() — Published 26/10/2026, 13:02 (UTC) · Single source (1 publisher) · Market watch · 5m -0.07% / 1h -0.72% - [Galaxy Research says bitcoin's bear market ended at the June low]() — Published 26/10/2026, 13:01 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (3 publishers) · Market watch · 5m -0.09% / 1h -0.72% - [Full coin archive]() ## Research for this archive - [Altcoin beta to Bitcoin: BTC, ETH, SOL and DOGE hourly returns]() - [Will Bitcoin go back up? 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