Strive puts $50M into Strategy STRC preferred, adds 179 BTC and raises preferred dividend

Strive, Inc. said it invested $50 million in Strategy (MSTR)’s STRC perpetual preferred series, an instrument reported to carry an about 11.5% yield, marking a significant inter-company purchase disclosed in recent announcements ^[3][4].

In the same update, Strive reported a bitcoin purchase of 179 BTC, bringing its total reserves to roughly 13,311 BTC (approximately $930 million in value), and raised the dividend on its SATA preferred stock by 25 basis points to 12.75% ^[3][1][4].

Reports noted the $50 million deployment represented a substantial portion of Strive’s treasury reserves and coincided with ASST shares gaining about 2.2% as Bitcoin recovered above $70,000 ^[3][2].

The actions were reported across industry outlets and company disclosures; the cited articles do not provide additional forward guidance from Strive beyond the transaction and dividend changes ^[1][4].