--- title: "Strategy Buys 334 Bitcoin but Strive Bought 2,000: What's Going On?" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/300940111.md" description: "Strategy purchased 334 BTC for $28.7 million, raising its total holdings to 848,000 BTC. Meanwhile, rival Strive acquired 2,000 BTC, bringing its total to 29,462 BTC. Strategy also repurchased preferred shares and reported Q3 estimates including a $20.91 billion digital-asset gain. MSTR's volatility remains high at 94%, significantly exceeding Bitcoin's 39%." datetime: "2026-10-05T13:25:32.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/300940111.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300940111.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/300940111.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Strategy Buys 334 Bitcoin but Strive Bought 2,000: What's Going On? **Strategy** (NASDAQ:MSTR) bought 334 **Bitcoin** (CRYPTO: BTC) last week, while smaller rival **Strive** (NASDAQ:ASST) bought six times as much. ### What Strategy’s Filing Shows According to a Monday 8-K filing, Strategy bought 334 Bitcoin for $28.7 million between Oct. 1 and Oct. 4 at an average of $85,839 per coin.  It sold 92,894 MSTR shares to raise $15.7 million and covered the rest with $13 million in cash. Total holdings now stand at 848,000 BTC, bought for $63.97 billion at an average of $75,441. Strategy also repurchased 1.77 million STRC preferred shares for $176.3 million between Sept. 28 and Oct. 4, using $154.1 million in cash and $22.2 million in interest income.  It ended the period with a $4.88 billion dollar reserve and $833.4 million in additional cash. #### Strategy’s Third-Quarter Estimates The company estimated these third-quarter figures: - Digital-asset gain: $20.91 billion - Carrying value of holdings: $70.82 billion - Deferred tax expense: $1.88 billion ### How Strive Outbought Its Bigger Rival Strive disclosed a larger purchase the same morning, buying 2,000 BTC between Sept. 28 and Oct. 2 at an average of $84,422, about $169 million.  That lifts its holdings to 29,462 BTC. CEO **Matt Cole** said 61.5% of the money came from SATA, Strive’s own preferred stock. Strive also holds 505,000 STRC shares worth $50.2 million, the same preferred stock Strategy is buying back.  As Benzinga reported, Michael Saylor wrote last week that he wants Strive to succeed. ### Why MSTR Swings Harder Than Bitcoin Strategy’s charts of 30-day historical volatility, which measures how sharply a price moved over the past month, show a wide gap between its assets as of the Oct. 2 close. Strategy registered 94%, exactly double **Meta’s** 47% and more than twice Bitcoin’s 39%. Here is how the other assets compare: - Meta: 47% - Tesla: 43% - Bitcoin: 39% - **STRC** (NASDAQ:STRC): 9%, below the **SPDR S&P 500 ETF** (NYSE:SPY) at 10% STRC stays calm because it pays a 12% annual dividend, reset monthly to keep its price near par, according to Strategy’s website.  Saylor called that low volatility a milestone for what he calls Digital Credit, saying Strategy is harnessing Bitcoin’s power while cutting price swings for income investors. ### Where MSTR Stands Technically MSTR closed last week at $160.01, with Monday premarket near $162.91, up about 2%.  The stock sits above its 20-day and 100-day EMAs but remains capped just under the 200-day EMA at $152.89, the key trend-reversal line.  - Resistance: $170 - Support: $156, then $148 (20-day EMA) *Photo via Shutterstock* **Read Also: Cardano Surges 11% While Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Barely Move** ### Related Stocks - [ASST.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ASST.US.md) - [MSTR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSTR.US.md) - [STRC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/STRC.US.md) - [ARKB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ARKB.US.md) - [ASSX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ASSX.US.md) - [BITB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BITB.US.md) - [BITO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BITO.US.md) - [BITX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BITX.US.md) - [BRRR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BRRR.US.md) - [BTCL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCL.US.md) - [BTCO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCO.US.md) - [BTCW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCW.US.md) - [BTCZ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCZ.US.md) - [DEFI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DEFI.US.md) - [EZBC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/EZBC.US.md) - [FBTC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FBTC.US.md) - [HODL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/HODL.US.md) - [IBIT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IBIT.US.md) - [IMST.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IMST.US.md) - [MAXI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MAXI.US.md) - [MSDD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSDD.US.md) - [MSOO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSOO.US.md) - [MSR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSR.US.md) - [MSST.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSST.US.md) - [MST.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MST.US.md) - [MSTC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSTC.US.md) - [MSTK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSTK.US.md) - [MSTP.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSTP.US.md) - [MSTU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSTU.US.md) - [MSTW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSTW.US.md) - [MSTX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSTX.US.md) - [MSTY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSTY.US.md) - [MSTZ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSTZ.US.md) - [MTYY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MTYY.US.md) - [OBTC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/OBTC.US.md) - [SMST.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SMST.US.md) - [WNTR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WNTR.US.md) - [YBIT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/YBIT.US.md) - [02818.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/02818.HK.md) - [03008.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03008.HK.md) - [03042.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03042.HK.md) - [03066.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03066.HK.md) - [03135.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03135.HK.md) - [03430.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03430.HK.md) - [03439.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03439.HK.md) - [07376.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/07376.HK.md) - [07799.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/07799.HK.md) - [83042.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/83042.HK.md) - [09008.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/09008.HK.md) - [09042.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/09042.HK.md) - [09399.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/09399.HK.md) - [09430.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/09430.HK.md) - [09439.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/09439.HK.md) - [XRP.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XRP.US.md) - [META.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/META.US.md) - [TSLA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLA.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Strategy Expands Bitcoin Holdings and Manages Capital Structure](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300933181.md) - [Strategy opts for bigger spending on STRC buybacks over BTC purchases](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300934418.md) - [Vivek Ramaswamy-Founded Strive to Acquire More Bitcoin? 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