Strive CEO Says $ASST Bottomed on Feb. 19 as Executives Stepped In to Buy Shares

ChainCatcher reports that Matt Cole, chairman and CEO of Strive, said Feb. 19 marked the low of the bear market for the company's stock, $ASST, citing open-market purchases by the CFO, CLO, and several executives and directors. Cole noted that three independent directors moved into full-time roles within six months, which he said underscored internal conviction in the firm's Bitcoin exposure, leverage structure, and team execution. Cole added that even as external sentiment was subdued at the time, internal morale remained strong, and the company's execution over the following six months has since been validated. With $ASST now rallying and market sentiment improving, he said the team's focus is unchanged: the Bitcoin bull market is only getting started, Strive has built a leverage structure aligned with that view, and it plans to press ahead at full speed. Market data shows $ASST is up more than 50% over the past four trading sessions, giving it a market capitalization of about $1.686 billion.