Strive Asset Management CEO to speak at Bitcoin Treasuries Conference 2026
Matt Cole will take the stage in Manhattan as Strive quietly builds one of the largest corporate Bitcoin treasuries and launches Wall Street's first daily dividend stock
Matt Cole, the CEO of Strive Asset Management (NASDAQ: ASST), has been confirmed as a speaker at the Bitcoin Treasuries Conference 2026, scheduled for September 28 in Manhattan. The event is expected to draw around 300 participants focused on how public companies are weaving Bitcoin into their corporate treasury strategies.
Other confirmed speakers include Adam Back, along with Strive executives Jeff Walton and Ben Werkman.
Daily dividends, daily headlines
Strive recently launched what it describes as the first US-listed security to pay cash dividends every single business day. The company’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock, trading under the ticker SATA on NASDAQ, began daily payouts on June 16, 2026, at a 13% annualized rate. The stock is designed to trade in a tight $99 to $101 range.
19,900 BTC and counting
As of mid-July 2026, Strive holds 19,900 BTC on its balance sheet, worth approximately $1.3 billion. That’s a nearly fourfold increase from around 5,000 BTC in fall 2025. The company maintains a debt-free balance sheet with zero encumbered Bitcoin, meaning none of that Bitcoin is pledged as collateral for loans. An incremental purchase of just 18 BTC was reported in July 2026.
Strive became the first publicly traded Bitcoin treasury company through a reverse merger. The company was originally founded in 2022 by Vivek Ramaswamy with a focus on shareholder-value-driven asset management before pivoting toward Bitcoin as its core treasury strategy.
Why the conference matters
The 2025 edition of the conference preceded a $1.4 billion transaction. The Bitcoin Treasuries Conference is expected to gather around 300 CFOs, treasury managers, and fund allocators focused on corporate digital asset strategies.
What this means for investors
Strive is running a dual strategy: a Bitcoin treasury play offering direct exposure to BTC price appreciation through a publicly traded equity, and a daily-dividend preferred stock at a 13% annualized rate targeting income investors. Strive funds Bitcoin purchases with equity issuance rather than debt. The debt-free structure means there are no margin calls and no lender who can force a liquidation.