Analysis · Institutions & ETFs
Strategy, Bitmine, and Strive are utilizing complex capital market instruments to amass billions in bitcoin and ether, signaling a maturation of corporate digital asset strategies.
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Strategy increased its preferred stock buyback program authorization to $3 billion after repurchasing $193.1 million of STRC shares in one week.
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Bitmine Immersion Technologies acquired 6.03 million ETH, bringing its holdings to 4.9% of the total global Ethereum supply.
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Strive expects to settle a 7 million-share offering of its 15% SATS preferred stock on October 20 to raise roughly $630 million.
Context
Corporate treasuries initially used common equity and convertible debt to buy bitcoin, but have since diversified into preferred stock issuances and dividend reserve models to…
Why it matters
The issuance of high-yielding preferred stock by companies like Bitmine and Strive creates new credit markets benchmarked against digital assets, affecting institutional…
What to watch
Strive's $700 million SATS preferred stock offering is scheduled to settle on October 20, 2026. Strategy shareholders will vote on daily dividend payouts for preferred stock on…
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