Strive purchased 1,375 BTC for approximately $109 million between Aug. 31 and Sept. 4, bringing its total holdings to 24,531 bitcoin. Separately, Blockstream CEO Adam Back invested $33 million in European bitcoin treasury firm Capital B, highlighting growing institutional adoption of bitcoin treasury strategies.
Paris-listed bitcoin treasury firm Capital B acquired 376 BTC for €25.3 million ($29.4 million), its largest single purchase in a year, bringing total holdings to 3,521 BTC. The purchase follows a $33 million investment commitment from Blockstream CEO and proof-of-work pioneer Adam Back.
Within 48 hours of BIP-361, three competing approaches surface. Adam Back argues at Paris Blockchain Week for optional upgrades over forced freezes. BitMEX Research proposes a reactive "canary fund" that only triggers a freeze if a quantum attack is proven on-chain. Justin Sun announces TRON will be the first major chain to deploy NIST post-quantum signatures on mainnet, though no technical documentation follows.
