Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to SoSoValue data, as of 8:00 AM Eastern Time on August 17, 2026, the total net weekly purchase of Bitcoin by global publicly traded companies (excluding mining companies) was $5.32 million, a 90.34% decrease compared to the previous week.
The strategy did not buy or sell Bitcoin last week, but spent $132 million to repurchase 1,388,720 shares of STRC preferred stock.
The Japanese publicly traded company Metaplanet did not purchase Bitcoin last week, marking five consecutive weeks without buying Bitcoin.
Additionally, two other companies purchased Bitcoin last week. French Bitcoin company Capital B announced on August 17 that it bought 5 bitcoins at $64,395.60 each, bringing its total holdings to 3,145 bitcoins; asset management firm Strive announced on August 17 that it spent $5 million last week to purchase 79 bitcoins at $63,231 each, increasing its total holdings to approximately 20,246 bitcoins.
As of the time of this report, publicly traded companies globally (excluding mining companies) collectively hold 1,139,641 bitcoins, an increase of 0.007% from last week. The current market value is approximately $72.42 billion, representing 5.7% of Bitcoin’s circulating market cap.