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Strive Asset Management to Go Public, Launch Bitcoin Treasury Strategy With Merger

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Shares of tech company Asset Entities (ASST) rose 194% on Wednesday after it announced that Strive Asset Management was merging with the NASDAQ-listed company to become a publicly traded Bitcoin (BTC) Treasury Company.

The deal, structured as a reverse merger, will leave the combined company operating under the Strive name and listed on the NASDAQ. Strive plans to build a sizable bitcoin reserve using novel investment and financing strategies designed to limit shareholder dilution.

One key strategy is a planned equity-for-bitcoin swap available to certain accredited investors, the companies stated in the press release. The exchange will use a tax provision known as Section 351, which allows appreciated assets to be contributed to a corporation tax-free in return for stock, subject to individual circumstances. The deal will not carry a premium to the company’s transaction price, according to the announcement.

Strive CEO Matt Cole, formerly a $70 billion fixed income portfolio manager, said the company aims to outperform bitcoin by using it as a benchmark for capital deployment. Strategies will include merging with overcapitalized firms to access discounted cash, employing leverage, and deploying structured products to hedge risk.

The company plans to expand its capital raising capacity to $1 billion post-merger through an effective shelf registration, offering flexibility to fund bitcoin purchases via equity and debt sales.

Strive has grown quickly since launching in 2022, managing roughly $2 billion and gaining attention for its opposition to ESG mandates. The merger, according to the company, is a next step in pushing for bitcoin adoption across corporate treasuries, a goal it will also advocate for among companies held in its funds.

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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Uniswap (UNI) Gains 6.2%, Leading Index Higher

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CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.

The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3264.85, up 2.0% (+63.87) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday.

Nineteen of 20 assets are trading higher.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2025-05-29: full chart

Leaders: UNI (+6.2%) and NEAR (+5.7%).

Laggards: AAVE (+0.0%) and BTC (+1.2%).

The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.

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Solana’s 18 Month Long Bull Run Against Ether is Over; XRP Ends Mini-Uptrend

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This is a daily technical analysis by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole.

Programmable blockchain Solana is on course to flip its rival and leading smart contract blockchain Ethereum in terms of market capitalization, several observers have said it in recent months.

However, for now, Ethereum’s native token ether ETH seems to have an upper hand over Solana’s SOL SOL , according to technical analysis.

The SOL/ETH ratio has dived out of an upward sloping trendline connecting lows in September 2023, June 2024 and December 2024, per data source TradingView. In other words, tables have turned in ETH’s favor and the token could outperform SOL in the near-term.

SOL/ETH ratio. (TradingView)

Additionally, the weekly chart MACD histogram is printing red, indicating a strengthening of the downside momentum.

The immediate support is seen at 0.055 (the Feb. 25 low). The pair needs to move back above the Ichimoku cloud to negate the SOL bearish outlook.

XRP loses uptrend

Another coin showing a shift in market trend is XRP, the cryptocurrency designed for cross-border payments.

XRP has dived out of a bullish ascending channel, marking the recovery from the early April lows near $1.6.

XRP's daily chart. (TradingView)

The breakdown has exposed support at $2, which acted as floor several times early this year. Should the buyers fail to defend that, a deeper slide to $1.60 could be seen.

On the higher side, the recent high of $2.65 is the level to beat for the bulls.

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Vaulta, Fosun Team Up to Power Blockchain Infrastructure in Hong Kong

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Vaulta, formerly known as EOS Network, and its digital banking platform have teamed up with Fosun Wealth Holdings to bring blockchain infrastructure to Hong Kong’s financial sector, the companies said.

The partnership centers around “FinChain,” a virtual asset business launched by Fosun Wealth Holdings, which is part of the Fosun International conglomerate.

That conglomerate includes various businesses, including regional insurance and healthcare leaders in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

Vaulta will supply its full BankingOS suite, while exSat, Vaulta’s digital banking platform, will serve as the on-chain banking layer for asset issuance, yield generation, and crypto payments, according to a press release shared with CoinDesk.

The deal allows Vaulta and exSat to tap into Fosun’s existing financial licenses and real-world asset (RWA) issuance capabilities, giving them a regulatory springboard to scale blockchain-native banking services.

For Zhao Chen, Director of Digital Assets at Fosun Wealth, the collaboration brings the necessary infrastructure to roll out next-gen financial products.

«Vaulta and exSat bring the product vision and digital banking capabilities we need to make FinChain a reality,» he said in the announcement.

The initiative is part of Vaulta’s broader rebrand and expansion into institutional-grade blockchain finance. The partnership is expected to lead to more collaborations focused on Web3 financial infrastructure across Asia and beyond.

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