Strive completed its SATS preferred stock offering and began Nasdaq trading on October 20, raising $630 million gross; about $608 million net was reported as available for Bitcoin purchases and other uses. Its Bitcoin allocation and any purchase funded by the IPO remain unspecified in the available reports.
Strive sold 7 million shares at $90 each. SATS carries a 15% annualized cumulative dividend on a $100 stated amount, payable on business days when declared by the board. The first payment was scheduled for November 9, including accruals from the October 20 closing. Strive’s listing announcement SEC filing
Before the offering, Strive reported 36,818 BTC as of October 16. Cointelegraph estimated that allocating all $608 million net proceeds to Bitcoin could buy about 7,372 BTC before fees, bringing holdings to roughly 44,190 BTC. That is a hypothetical calculation, not a disclosed plan or completed purchase. Cointelegraph · Strive’s October 19 report
The available reports do not name a specific Bitcoin allocation or confirm an IPO-funded purchase.