ASST-02 — Does It Actually Have Leverage? The SATA Financing Mechanism (Different From MSTR)
2026-02-06 · paid tier- **Brutal selloff yesterday** — broad market down, BTC names crashed. ASST hit ~$0.49 (currently halted). SATA (the financing instrument) dropped from $95 → $82, far below the $95-105 stable range. Speaker remains positioned, says position size is comfortable enough to sleep through it (BTC traditionally drops 50-73% per 4-year cycle).
- **Founder Vivek Ramaswamy bought $1.25M of ASST shares Nov 5, 2025 at ~$1.33** — currently down ~2/3 himself. CEO Matthew Cole bought ~$1M total in smaller increments. **Insiders down significantly with retail — alignment is real.**
- **The SATA instrument explained:** It's a **perpetual preferred stock** (no maturity date), $100 face value, **12% annual dividend** (floating, but floor is above SOFR), redeemable only at Strive's discretion (and at $110+ minimum if they redeem — guaranteed 10%+ profit to holders). Trades on NASDAQ. **Dividend reserve fund: 12 months of payments planned.**