Strive Breaks Into Top 10 Bitcoin Holders

The SEC approved a NASDAQ rule change that will let eligible participants settle certain stock and ETF trades in tokenized form through a DTCC-run pilot. Without getting too technical, the trade still looks like a normal stock trade to the market, but the back-end settlement can happen in a tokenized wrapper. That’s different from Nasdaq’s separate Kraken partnership, announced earlier this month, which is more about the future distribution and shareholder-services side of tokenized equities – things like proxy voting, dividends, and corporate actions.

Notably, most tokenized stock offerings have only been available to non-U.S. users by platforms seeking to give crypto investors exposure to companies like Tesla and Apple. Read more →

Vivek Ramaswamy's Strive (ASST) added 317 BTC in the past week, bringing its total to 13,627.9 BTC and entering the top 10 public bitcoin treasury holders. The company reported Q4 earnings today, showing a $393.6 million net loss, with $194.5 million—about 93% of the adjusted loss—driven by declines in the fair value of its bitcoin holdings. Read more →

The quantum threat to Bitcoin is real but not imminent according to Galaxy Digital’s research team. And contrary to social media claims of developer inaction, a concrete set of solutions is already being actively built. About 7 million BTC may be vulnerable if quantum computers arrive, but most wallets are protected by Bitcoin's architecture. The real challenge isn't technical; it's coordinating a network-wide upgrade across miners, exchanges, and node operators. The pace of proposals has accelerated meaningfully since late 2025, with BIP 360 and other mitigations now in serious developer review. The question isn't whether Bitcoin can solve this—it's whether the ecosystem can move fast enough. Read more →

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