Strive's acquisition of 4,045 BTC between October 12 and 16, 2026, increased its total Bitcoin holdings to 36,818 BTC, valued at roughly $3 billion

The first and largest cryptocurrency, spanning its price and adoption, mining, protocol politics, and its contested role as digital money and inflation hedge.

Banks, asset managers, corporations and pension funds moving into digital assets through custody launches, trading desks and treasury allocations.