Matt Cole

Matt Cole

CEO, Strive
Matt Cole has served as Chief Executive Officer of Strive, Inc. since April 2023 and has served as Chairman of the Board since September 2025. He previously served as Chief Investment Officer of Strive until October 2025. Mr. Cole leads Strive as a Bitcoin treasury and structured finance company. Under his leadership, Strive has established a significant corporate Bitcoin treasury and has implemented a capital strategy focused on maximizing Bitcoin yield, using Bitcoin as the hurdle rate for all capital deployment decisions. The company’s approach reflects a disciplined focus on balance sheet construction, capital structure optimization, and long-term shareholder alignment.
Speaker’s stage appearances
Panel discussion
Where We Are in the Bitcoin Cycle?
A discussion about money, Bitcoin cycles, macroeconomics, hard money and gold vs. other assets. Inflation, and even a bit of geopolitics. How to pick sides, set up a position considering all these elements, and where to find a good news to recognize real signal.
Main stage
Fri, 14:00
Lang EN
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