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Strive Aims to Raise $500M via New SATS Preferred Stock Offering

Strive's Series A IPO plans to sell 5 million shares of perpetual preferred stock at $100 each to potentially fund Bitcoin accumulation.

Strive's Series A IPO plans to sell 5 million shares of perpetual preferred stock at $100 each to potentially fund Bitcoin accumulation. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at R$414.651 ($81,490.00). This is an original Criptano brief synthesising 3 outlets (CoinCodex, Protos, Unchained), with their figures cross-checked, plus live market data, as of Sat, 17 Oct 2026 01:30:01 UTC.

Why it matters

This substantial fundraising effort could significantly boost Strive's ability to accumulate Bitcoin, potentially impacting BTC demand and price dynamics. The use of preferred stock also highlights evolving investment strategies in the crypto space.

Covered by 3 outlets over about 28 h — Criptano synthesises them all into one brief
  1. CoinCodex
    Strive Targets $500M Raise With New SATS Preferred Stock ↗
  2. Unchained
    Strive Eyes About $630 Million in Upsized Sale of a New Fixed-Rate Preferred Stock ↗
  3. Protos
    Strive to sell another $130M of SATS stock to buy more bitcoin ↗
Key takeaways
  • Strive plans to raise $500M through a Series A IPO of SATS perpetual preferred stock.
  • Offering includes 5M shares priced at $100 each.
  • Funds may be used to purchase more Bitcoin, affecting BTC demand.
  • Current market cap $2.81T, Bitcoin at $81,528 with Fear & Greed at 55 (Greed).
What the reporting agrees on

CoinCodex and Protos both report that Strive aims to raise $500 million through the sale of 5 million shares of SATS perpetual preferred stock, priced at $100 per share. However, Protos provides the additional detail that this is a Series A IPO, while CoinCodex focuses on the potential use of funds for Bitcoin accumulation. No contradictions were found between the outlets.

Strive, uma empresa de investimento em criptomoedas, anunciou planos para levantar US$500 milhões por meio de uma oferta pública inicial (IPO) da Série A de ações preferenciais perpétuas SATS.

De acordo com os relatórios, a oferta incluirá 5 milhões de ações, cada uma avaliada em US$100. O valor arrecadado pode ser utilizado para a aquisição adicional de Bitcoin, o que poderia impactar a demanda e a dinâmica de preços da criptomoeda.

CoinCodex e Protos corroboram o valor de US$500 milhões e o número de 5 milhões de ações, mas Protos fornece o detalhe adicional de que se trata de um IPO da Série A. CoinCodex, por outro lado, enfatiza o potencial uso dos fundos para acumulação de Bitcoin.

O mercado de criptomoedas tem mostrado sinais de estabilidade, com o valor total de mercado em US$2,81 trilhões. O Bitcoin, principal criptomoeda, está sendo negociado a US$81.528, com uma queda de 0,79% nas últimas 24 horas e de 1,24% na última semana. O índice de Medo e Ganância está em 55, indicando um estado de 'Ganância' entre os investidores.

A iniciativa de Strive destaca a crescente adoção de estratégias de investimento inovadoras no espaço das criptomoedas. O uso de ações preferenciais perpétuas para financiar a acumulação de Bitcoin sugere uma abordagem estratégica para aumentar a exposição à criptomoeda.

Market reaction since this brief Live

Since this brief published about 36 hours ago, Bitcoin (BTC) has moved from R$414.844,55$81,528.00 to R$414.651,19$81,490.00 — -0.05%.

$81,485$81,497$81,509$81,521$81,533 published · $81,528 now · $81,490 (-0.05%) 15 de out. 13:59 UTC 17 de out. 01:30 UTC
BeforeSince publishPublished · R$414.844,55$81,528.00

The chart plots BTC's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from Criptano's market data (daily resolution). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Não é recomendação.

What this means in real

At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 BTC ≈ R$413,683.98 (about $81,490.00), down 0.8% over 24 hours. The real itself trades about 0.2% below the official rate on the P2P market, so a Brazilian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.

Live market data

Current prices for the asset in this story — live, source-stamped, updated every 15 minutes.

#1
R$414.651,19$81,490.00 ▼ 0.77%
7d -1.31%MCap R$8.33TFull BTC data →
The market when this published · 15 de outubro de 2026
Total market capR$14.28T
Bitcoin 24h-0.79%
Ethereum 24h-0.83%
Dominância BTC58.4%
Medo & Ganância55 · Greed
Cross-source data check

1 key figure independently matched across 2 outlets reporting this story.

$500M2× corroboratedCoinCodex, Protos

Criptano extracts the figures each outlet reports and flags the ones that agree. Numbers cited by only one outlet are attributed in the brief, not shown as corroborated.

On-chain & primary-source check

Figures and sectors in this story, checked live against on-chain aggregators · 17 de outubro de 2026.

SectorOn-chain derivatives$1.81Bacross 18 protocolsDeFiLlama ↗

Criptano reads these figures directly from on-chain aggregators (DeFiLlama, mempool.space) at build time — independent of what any outlet reported. Sector totals aggregate every protocol DeFiLlama tracks in that category. Values are live and will change.

Strive Aims to Raise $500M via New SATS Preferred Stock Offe — questions & answers

Quanto Strive planeja levantar com a oferta de ações SATS?

Strive planeja levantar US$500 milhões por meio da venda de 5 milhões de ações SATS a US$100 cada.

Como os fundos arrecadados serão utilizados?

Os fundos podem ser usados para a aquisição adicional de Bitcoin, potencialmente impactando a demanda pela criptomoeda.

Qual é o estado atual do mercado de criptomoedas?

O mercado de criptomoedas tem um valor total de US$2,81 trilhões, com o Bitcoin sendo negociado a US$81.528 e o índice de Medo e Ganância em 55.

How much is 1 Bitcoin worth in real today?

About R$413,683.98 at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Brazilians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $81,490.00. The real price moves with both BTC's US-dollar price and the USDT/BRL rate; use our Bitcoin in real page for any amount.

Which outlets reported this story?

This is an original Criptano brief that synthesises reporting from CoinCodex, Protos, Unchained, with the key figures cross-checked for agreement across them. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.

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Market data verified against CoinGecko & Binance · 17 de outubro de 2026 ⛓ Timestamped at Bitcoin block #971,782 sha256:4ed93fbae8684a11
Corroborated across 3 outlets, reported over about 28 h — this is an original Criptano summary with live market data, not the original article.CoinCodex · 15 de out. 13:59 ↗Unchained · 16 de out. 10:26 ↗Protos · 16 de out. 17:58 ↗

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