Net Zero Banking Alliance halts activities; Why the AI breather could be a good thing; The Bitcoin Brief goes to school.

The Case For Bitcoin in Corporate Treasuries

Bitcoin Investment Thesis

Bitcoin Primer

Hostile Takeover: Europe and California Impose ESG on Corporate America - White Paper

OpenAI signals a new phase in tech’s AI race - Research Note

China Risk As Investment Risk - White Paper

Taiwan Risk as Investment Risk - White Paper

The Cost of Stakeholder Capitalism - White Paper

Racial and Gender Diversity’s Effect on Corporate Performance – White Paper

JPMorgan drops proxy duopoly; U.S. pulls out of UN climate groups; The Bitcoin Brief examines an early win from MSCI.

Starbucks hit with $100 billion DEI suit; Venture capital pivots away from climate investing; The Bitcoin Brief eyes calmer waters in 2026.

Strive engages with McDonald's on DEI rollback; Nuclear-fossil fuel alliance winning battle for American energy dominance; The Bitcoin Brief examines this year's hottest holiday gift.

President Trump orders probe of proxy advisors; journal retracts study on economic effects of climate change; The Bitcoin Brief welcomes Bitcoin in 529 college savings plans.

Forbes highlights Strive's push for fair indexing; New study shows how ESG funds game the system; The Bitcoin Brief examines Vanguard's embrace of Bitcoin

Companies continue to spend big on sustainability; EEOC's "DEI Slayer" confirmed as Chair; The Bitcoin Brief heads to Kibera.

SEC gives companies carte blanche to exclude shareholder proposals; Paramount hit with DEI lawsuit; The Bitcoin Brief looks at the Bitcoin for America Act.

FTC launches antitrust probe into proxy advisors; Fossil fuel debate brews at COP30; The Bitcoin Brief sees Bitcoin bans backfire.

CalPERS loses big on clean energy bet; HR conference embraces true diversity; The Bitcoin Brief looks at Steak 'N Shake's Bitcoin shakeup.

Shareholder activists target Amazon, Meta, PayPal over links to controversial group; More carbon credits go belly-up; The Bitcoin Brief looks at Wall Street's favorite pet rock.

Chinese employees go rogue at Dutch chip firm; UN proposes global climate tax; The Bitcoin Brief eyes Bitcoin's resilience when the internet goes down.

Target throws its plastics reduction goals in the trash; Nuclear power is thinking big by going small; The Bitcoin Brief checks the pulse of Chief Financial Officers.

Walmart hit with DEI discrimination suit; China's capital controls keep investors on edge; The Bitcoin Brief sends money to Mars

Net Zero Banking Alliance shuts down; SEC to allow mandatory arbitration for investors; The Bitcoin Brief talks corporate taxes.

Texas launches probe into proxy advisors; Biotech company sued for DEI-based discrimination; The Bitcoin Brief looks at Tornado Cash.

Exxon CEO echoes Strive's message on climate activism; Business schools teach students to reject capitalism; The Bitcoin Brief looks at SoFi's Bitcoin-powered remittances.

Strive closes merger with Asset Entities; NBA rocked by ESG scandal; The Bitcoin Brief heads to El Salvador.

Larry Fink finds his perfect forum; EEOC commissioner warns that companies cannot "memory hole" DEI; The Bitcoin Brief looks at debanking.

Europe's stock market crisis shows the power of American capitalism; ESG is down but not out; The Bitcoin Brief puts BlackRock fears to bed.

21 states warn the Big Three to drop ESG goals; Researchers study ESG aversion; The Bitcoin Brief witnesses Strategy's march to the S&P 500 and the "Uberization" of Bitcoin.

The Big Three must face antitrust suit; Senate holds DEI hearings; The Bitcoin Brief studies mathematical proofs.

Conservative shareholders punch back; carbon credits go deep; The Bitcoin Brief readies our tax code for an upgrade.

Jaguar sales plummet 98% following rebrand, EV pivot; Nvidia rewires the China strategy; The Bitcoin Brief heads to Crypto Week.

ASML drops DEI targets in U.S.; ESG's data deluge is just noise; The Bitcoin Brief looks at Pakistan's dueling crypto strategy

The Big Beautiful Bill aims to unleash American energy; IBM faces third lawsuit over DEI; The Bitcoin Brief examines how the GENIUS Act could pave the way for Bitcoin.

Tobacco giant Reynolds rolls back DEI; BlackRock liquidates sustainable funds; The Bitcoin Brief looks at Bitcoin-backed mortgages.

Lockheed Martin faces whistleblower allegations over DEI; New study finds shareholder primacy is king; The Bitcoin Brief examines pension funds' adoption of Bitcoin

Partisan tweets hurt share prices, study finds; Munich Re exits net zero groups; The Bitcoin Brief corrects the record on corporate Bitcoin adoption.

Supreme Court makes it easier to sue over DEI; Airlines plan to hike fares to pay for net zero goals; The Bitcoin Brief looks at biotech's bet on Bitcoin.

Bitcoin in, ESG out at the Department of Labor; AI shareholder proposals see significant support; An Eye on Energy examines President Trump's nuclear orders.

Apple's Chinese AI plans get a congressional reality check; GM's political pirouettes take another turn; The Bitcoin Brief heads to the Lone Star State.

Companies end donations to pride parades; ESG hurts those it is supposed to help; The Bitcoin Brief serves up Steak 'n Shake's embrace of Bitcoin as money.

Declaring political neutrality pays off, study shows; OpenAI scraps plans to become for-profit company; The Bitcoin Brief tackles the first state Bitcoin reserves

Two ESG titans allegedly siphoned money for personal use; The AI Revolution is on; The Voting Spotlight looks at Intel.

Executive order opens the door to meritocracy; Chinese stocks could be kicked off U.S. exchanges; The Bitcoin Brief analyzes new Bitcoin treasury company Twenty One.

Energy executives push back net zero expectations; IBM retreats from DEI; The Bitcoin Brief catches up on international corporate adoption.

Strive engages with Intuit over Bitcoin censorship; Companies are still capitulating to ESG activists; The Silicon Surge explores Nvidia's push for American AI.

New York Times talks ethical investing; CalPERS meeting devolves into political theater; The Silicon Surge covers TSMC's potential joint venture with Intel.

Lawsuit claims Ben & Jerry's CEO fired over political stances; Inside Morgan Stanley's DEI turmoil; The Bitcoin Brief looks at GameStop's adoption of bitcoin.

Formula One makes a green pit stop; Morningstar reveals DEI changes won't affect ESG scores; The Bitcoin Brief digs into Pakistan's turn to bitcoin mining.

AT&T rolls back some DEI; Net zero strangles economic growth; An Eye on Energy looks at the EPA's plans to deregulate energy.

U.S. anger mounts over new EU ESG rules; money managers still push DEI and climate goals, study finds; The Bitcoin Brief unpacks President Trump's announcement of a strategic reserve.

Strive urges GameStop to adopt the Bitcoin Standard; Paramount rolls back DEI; The Voting Spotlight takes a look at Apple.

CEO Matt Cole declares 2025 the "Year of the Bitcoin Treasury Company" on Fox Business; BlackRock gives corporate America a (short-lived) break; The Bitcoin Brief covers regulators' course reversal on crypto.

Bitcoin Investor Week is almost here; Disney pulls back on DEI; The Silicon Surge explores Elon Musk's new AI.

Google drops DEI targets; States investigate BlackRock, others over China risk; The Bitcoin Brief explores Bitcoin's accounting boost.

Texas hits BlackRock, banks with ESG probe; The Bitcoin Brief heads to the mines; Strive Co-Founder releases Last Call for Bud Light.

The Big Three support DEI at Costco; Gen Z cools on ESG; The Silicon Surge explores China's AI breakthrough.

Strive CEO Matt Cole joins Maria in the Morning to discuss market predictions; Net zero group suspends operations; The Bitcoin Brief unpacks wrapped BTC.

Strive CEO Matt Cole joins John Stossel to discuss how to unleash economic growth; McDonald's rolls back DEI; An Eye on Energy greets the AI revolution.

Major banks leave climate alliance; Glass Lewis pushes labor rights; The Bitcoin Brief looks at Bitcoin bonds.

Strive looks back at the top 10 stories of 2024.

Congress releases report on the "sustainability shakedown"; Disney cuts trans story line from new series; debanking makes headlines again.

Appellate court strikes down Nasdaq board diversity rules; shareholders vote down ESG proposals at Microsoft; The Bitcoin Brief examines what Google’s quantum computing breakthrough means for Bitcoin.

Bitcoin hits $100,000; Target must face suit over LGBTQ+ collection; Goldman Sachs exits climate alliance.

Financial Times highlights Strive's direct indexing service; Walmart rolls back DEI programs; Texas sues BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street for conspiring to increase energy prices.

Jaguar launches disastrous rebrand; German energy CEO begs for power plants amid the "dark doldrums"; China's climate imperialism.

Countries fight over financing at climate summit; 18 states sue SEC over crypto regulations; Boeing's post-DEI trajectory takes flight.

Bitcoin skyrockets on Trump's reelection; bees thwart Meta's plans for nuclear-powered AI; study shows mutual funds game ratings system.

Strive heads to Texas; Boeing dismantles DEI department; The Silicon Surge looks at TSMC's bid to transform U.S. manufacturing.

Jordan Peterson calls Strive a "notable accomplishment," 100+ companies sign climate letter; ESG funds wind down; An Eye on Energy looks at energy security and natural gas.

ESG loses its glow in emerging markets; support for ESG proposals in the U.S. holds steady; The Silicon Surge sees China risk materialize for ASML.

Former Google CEO says AI will swamp climate goals; corporate boards are turning blue; companies revise DEI grant programs; An Eye on Energy looks at Argentina's growing investments in natural gas.

Philip Morris faces DEI backlash; State prosecutors launch probe into Nasdaq diversity rules; The Silicon Surge talks about China's uphill chips battle.

Strive racecar to debut at Talladega; CEOs fall into the corporate climate trap; An Eye on Energy discusses the resurgence of nuclear energy.

Intel and the U.S. lose their bet on ESG; BP to sell off wind projects; The Silicon Surge talks about China and the black market for AI chips.

ESG suffocating EU companies; Black & Decker backs off DEI; An Eye on Energy discusses global oil markets and the Fed.

Coors drops DEI; Investment banks cut China forecasts; The Silicon Surge assesses Nvidia's expansion into new lines of business.

Strive CEO Matt Cole to speak at FT Live; more companies back off DEI; An Eye on Energy talks about gas consumption's impact on the Fed.

BlackRock hit with cease and desist order; DEI suit against CBS can proceed; The Silicon Surge dissects Intel's commitment to DEI.

State Street forces ESG on all clients while claiming to provide a "choice"; Starbucks appoints new CEO; An Eye on Energy discusses diverging oil demand forecasts.

DEI litigation on the rise; Chips Act promises put to the test; The Silicon Surge discusses ASML's alarming focus on DEI.

Strive CEO talks to Fox Business; State pension funds divesting from China; An Eye on Energy discusses carbon capture.

Strive announces close of $30M Series B financing; new study shows many companies tying pay to climate goals; The Silicon Surge discusses the chip industry's struggle to balance water supply and solar power.

Financial Times credits Strive for pushing companies to drop ESG from executive pay; John Deere pulling back on ESG; An Eye on Energy looks at the American energy trade.

Gen Z ditching ESG; Judge hears arguments on DOL ESG rule; The Silicon Surge talks about Intel's chipmaking comeback.

DEI on the menu at Chipotle; net zero driving up summer travel costs; An Eye on Energy talks prices at the pump.

Strive CEO takes on the climate cartel; Tractor Supply drops ESG; The Silicon Surge discusses China's chip turmoil.

Senate seeks to cut DEI from CHIPS Act; An Eye on Energy talks about Congress's new deregulation of nuclear energy; Bloomberg reports on Strive's analysis of DEI in executive pay.

Monkey slave labor at Amazon?; Congress grills ESG activists in antitrust probe; The Silicon Surge examines how chip growth may conflict with climate goals.

Tesla and Elon Musk's $46 billion deal; Vanguard questions Exxon's climate suit; An Eye on Energy talks about securing a power hungry world.

Exxon triumphs over climate activists; Harvard commits to political neutrality; The Silicon Surge discusses ASML's monopoly power over TSMC.

CalPERS plays politics with Exxon; judge certifies class in American Airlines pilot's lawsuit over ESG investing; An Eye on Energy looks at how hurricane season threatens gas prices.

Strive exposes DEI bias in Harvard's search for next president; Vanguard chooses pro-ESG BlackRock exec as next CEO; The Silicon Surge explains new U.S. tariffs on Chinese semiconductors.

Bill takes heat in closed-door session; An Eye on Energy looks at Russian uranium; Strive helps elect three directors to Norfolk Southern's board.

Study links excessive DEI talk with lower returns; universities resist calls to divest from Israeli; the Silicon Surge goes to India.

Google fires 28 employees for bringing politics to work; NY delays wind turbine projects; an Eye on Energy examines China's EV ambitions.

Strive to host webinar on how ESG hurts AI; The Big Three chose ESG over Disney shareholders; the Silicon Surge looks at how Intel and China are adapting to U.S. regulation.

ESG may shrink public markets, JP Morgan CEO suggests; midcaps are back in vogue; An Eye On Energy explains how weather crashed natural gas prices.

Law profs propose

Mississippi initiates fraud proceedings against BlackRock over ESG; An Eye on Energy assesses a sudden oil shortage in 2024.

Texas schools fund pulls $8.5 billion from BlackRock over ESG; The Silicon Surge examines what Nvidia's new AI chip means for the market.

DEI killed the CHIPS Act; Apple pays $490 million to settle suit over China risk; An Eye On Energy examines non-OPEC oil production.

Strive to hold webinar with London Business School Professor Alex Edmans; SEC releases climate disclosure rules; The Silicon Surge examines an industry caught between the U.S. and China.

Strive looks into its crystal ball for the 2024 proxy voting season; House committee writes to agencies on DEI and ESG; An Eye On Energy looks at Qatar's potential LNG dominance.

Google stock plunges amid DEI-driven AI debacle; An Eye On Energy takes on liquefied petroleum gas; Strive asks if your 401(k) is making it harder to retire.

Climate Action 100+ members abandon ship; ESG activists take on pharma; An Eye On Energy talks Russian gas.

EU pumps brakes on ESG rules; An Eye On Energy talks coal; Strive to host corporate engagement webinar.

Delaware may be driving away business; FAA takes heat for DEI; An Eye On Energy focuses on Saudi Arabia.

Strive talks small-caps; Exxon sues climate activists; An Eye on Energy tackles AI.

Disney's Iger cashes in big on DEI; An Eye on Energy discusses Mexico; Strive urges Supreme Court to protect investors.

Strive launches retirement plans; Boeing faces criticism for prioritizing diversity over safety; An Eye on Energy examines the importance of the Panama Canal for U.S. LNG.

What Claudine Gay's resignation means for DEI in corporate America;

Tennessee sues BlackRock over ESG investing; CCP crackdown erases billions from Chinese gaming companies; an Eye on Energy analyzes new EU methane emissions restrictions.

Stakeholder capitalism's worldwide takeover; study shows CEO activism hurts companies; an Eye on Energy dives into the Red Sea.

Strive talks proxy voting; World Economic Forum urges companies to tie executive pay to climate goals; an Eye on Energy looks at Venezuela's new map.

Strive talks gold; Disney admits politicization hurts shareholders; an Eye on Energy discusses what's next after OPEC+ cuts.

Strive talks AI; BlackRock's ESG pullback called into further doubt; an Eye on Energy discusses OPEC+ meeting delay.

Strive engages Starbucks on China risk; Exxon CEO warns against villainizing oil and gas; an Eye on Energy analyzes U.S. natural gas's stabilizing force.

Learn about Strive's votes; asset managers still love ESG; an Eye on Energy analyzes the oil market.

BlackRock draws criticism for "fundamental errors" in new research piece; U.S. economy pulls away from Europe; An Eye on Energy discusses energy and inflation; and more.

Strive examines the Big Three's "retreat" from ESG; A look at House Speaker Mike Johnson's record of protecting American investors; An Eye on Energy discusses natural oil rigs; and more.

Companies feeling pressure to speak out on Israel-Gaza conflict; Strive releases white paper on how stakeholder capitalism hurts investors; An Eye on Energy discusses Middle East risk; and more.

New survey shows Americans are tired of corporate social advocacy; Strive urges Securities and Exchange Commission to reconsider proposed AI rule likely to harm investors; An Eye on Energy discusses uranium prices; and more.

Missouri asks court to uphold rule requiring investment advisors disclose ESG practices to clients; Strive analyzes the semiconductor market; An Eye on Energy discusses the the market impact of the war in Israel; and more.

A tale of ESG underperformance in two studies; Strive releases new white paper on proxy voting 101; An Eye on Energy explains the UK government's climate retreat; and more.

Treasury pushes financial institutions to take action to meet climate goals; our new white paper on China Risk for U.S. businesses; global LNG trade is evolving; and more.

JP Morgan cools on China; lawmakers advance bills to protect retirees from ESG; the Big Three's

Strive Announces Pricing of Upsized Follow-On Offering of SATA Stock and Concurrent Exchange of Semler Notes

Strive Announces the Completion of Semler Scientific Acquisition

Strive, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASST) and Semler Scientific (Nasdaq: SMLR) Announce Shareholder Approval for Acquisition of Semler Scientific

Strive Increases SATA Perpetual Preferred Stock Dividend to 12.25%

Our Follow-Up Letter to McDonald's CEO

Our Letter to MSCI's Chairman and CEO

Strive, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results

ASST and SATA Update

Strive, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASST) and Semler Scientific, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMLR) Announce Bitcoin Treasury Merger in All-Stock Transaction

Strive Announces Acquisition of MSTR True North Inc. Appoints Jeff Walton as Chief Risk Officer & CEO of True North

Strive Announces Board of Directors and Initial Bitcoin Strategy

Strive, Inc. Announces Completion of Merger Between Asset Entities and Strive Enterprises, Inc.

Strive Asset Management and Asset Entities (Nasdaq: ASST) Announce $750M Private Investment to Fund First Wave of Bitcoin Accumulation

Strive Asset Management to Combine with Asset Entities (NASDAQ: ASST) to Form First Publicly Traded Asset Management Bitcoin Treasury Company

Will a Trade War Lead to a Bitcoin Arms Race?

Our Letter to Intuit's CEO and Board Chair

Our Letter to GameStop's CEO and Board Chair

Strive Surpasses $2 Billion Assets Under Management

Strive's Direct Indexing Now Available on Fidelity and Schwab

Strive Launches New Wealth Management Business to Offer True Financial Freedom to American Clients

Our Letter to Intel's CEO and Board Chair

DEI Maroons Its First Astronauts

Our Letter to New Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg

Merit, Excellence and Intelligence: An Anti-DEI Approach Catches On

Strive Raises $30 Million in Series B Funding Round

Companies drop DEI targets from bonus plans on pressure from conservatives

COLE AND DANHOF: Chipotle Makes DEI Move Rife With Negative Consequences

Five Questions Congress Should’ve Asked the Climate Cartel

Harvard chooses DEI over academic rigor—again

Our Letter to Norfolk Southern Shareholders

DANHOF: Disney Did Everything They Could To Prevent Meaningful Change In The Company

Communist China’s Rise Sowed the Seeds for Its Fall

Our Letter to Disney Shareholders

DEI killed the CHIPS Act

Is Your Money ‘Voting’ for Things You Don’t Believe In? Strive Lawyer Sounds Alarm

DEI on the Corporate Ballot: Strive’s Predictions for 2024

You count on your retirement savings, but activists are using it now

Strive Expands Shareholder-Focused Investment Options with Direct Indexing Offering

Strive Announces New 401(K) PEP Retirement Plan for Small-to-Mid-Sized Businesses

Investment company announces new non-woke, anti-ESG shareholder-focused retirement plan for small businesses

BRADY: Don’t Fall For Corporations’ Fake Retreat From DEI

Strive to Starbucks: ‘Bet-it-all’ strategy in China is too risky

The Charities Hiding in Your 401(k)

Strive Surpasses $1 Billion AUM in 1 Year, Solidifying Its Status as One of the Fastest Growing ETF Issuers

Strive CEO Matt Cole on FINTECH.TV: Bitcoin's Volatility

Strive CEO Matt Cole Keynote at the Bitcoin for Corporations Symposium

Strive CEO Matt Cole Keynote at Bitcoin for Corporations 2025

Strive CEO Matt Cole on Making Money with Charles Payne

Strive CEO Matt Cole on FINTECH.TV: GameStop and Bitcoin

Strive CEO Matt Cole on Mornings with Maria – First Crypto President

Stossel TV – Featuring Strive CEO Matt Cole

Matt Cole on TFTC with Marty Bent

Strive CEO Matt Cole on Mornings with Maria – The Election, AI, and More

Strive CEO Matt Cole on Mornings with Maria

Corporate Governance Webinar

Why DEI Data May Contain Lies

Strive CEO Matt Cole on The Bottom Line

Corporate Governance Webinar

Strive CEO & CIO Matt Cole on Mornings with Maria - Fox Business 1.31.24

Bloomberg: The Close

Strive 2022-2023 Proxy Season Review Webinar

CEO of Strive on the Best ESG | Matt Cole

How Reliable are Corporate ESG Ratings?

Fox Business: Varney & Company

Episode 49: Digital Credit is for Corporations

Episode 48: Bullish Digital Credit

Episode 47: A Time To Build

Episode 46: Build The Structure

Episode 45: Preferred Equity Demand

Episode 44: Digital Credit Clarity

Episode 43: The Best Message Is Digital Credit

Episode 42: Pensions, Private Equity & Digital Credit

Episode 41: Structurally Bullish

Episode 40: Set Up For A Supercycle

Episode 39: The Hurdle Rate Is High

Episode 38: The Incentives Are Aligned

Strive CRO Jeff Walton on Bitcoin for Millennials

Episode 37: Meet Them Where They're At

Episode 36: Inside the Digital Credit Revolution

Strive CIO Ben Werkman on Over the Horizon

Episode 35: Amplified Bitcoin and Digital Credit

Episode 34: The Preferred Strategy is Digital Credit

Episode 33: Credit Ratings for Digital Capital

Episode 32: Strategic Risk Taking

Episode 31: The Digital Credit Landscape

Episode 30: Focus on the Future

Episode 29: Bitcoin Supercycle

Episode 28: The M&A Era Has Begun

Episode 27: The Starting Line

Episode 26: Zoom Out - We're Earl

Episode 25: Will Travel for Bitcoin

Episode 24: Fed Signals and Equity Stakes

Episode 23: Noise in the Market

Episode 22: Commodity, Security, Token

Episode 21: The Intelligent Leverage Trade: Winter Isn't Coming Back

Episode 20: Convert to IPO

Episode 19: A Huge Wave of Capital isn't a STRC

Strive CEO Matt Cole on The Bitcoin Layer with Nik Bhatia

Episode 18: Transparency is Not Priced In

Episode 17: Strategy hits their STRD

Episode 16: Dividend Drip

Episode 15: Billions in Bitcoin Treasuries

Episode 14: The World's Evolving

Episode 13: Building for Decades

Episode 12: Upgrade with Junk Grade

Episode 11: People Are Dancing

Episode 10: Have Bitcoin - Get Money

Episode 9: A Movement Has Started

Episode 8: Strategy World Recap - A Revolution Ignited

Episode 7: Fully Torqued Bitcoin

Episode 6: Win or Win More

Episode 5: DXY vs. Store of Value Assets

Episode 4: Bitcoin Portfolio Theory

Episode 3 - Negotiating with Penguins

Episode 2: Trump Tariff Armageddon

Episode 1: Welcome to the Hurdle Rate Podcast

Strive CEO Matt Cole on The Bitcoin Frontier

Strive CEO Matt Cole on Bitcoin for Millennials

Strive Offers Investors Alternative to ESG-Driven Companies