Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to SoSoValue data, as of 8:30 AM Eastern Time on March 16, 2026, the total net weekly purchase of Bitcoin by global publicly traded companies (excluding mining companies) amounted to $1.57 billion, representing a 22.7% increase from the previous week.
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) announced on March 16 that it invested $1.57 billion—a 22.7% increase from last week’s purchase—to acquire 22,337 additional bitcoins at a price of $70,194 each, bringing its total holdings to 761,068 bitcoins.
The Japanese publicly traded company Metaplanet did not purchase Bitcoin last week, marking nine consecutive weeks without a purchase.
In addition, two other companies purchased Bitcoin last week. The UK-based Bitcoin company The Smarter Web Company announced on March 10 that it invested $200,000 to purchase 3 bitcoins at a price of $65,291 each, bringing its total holdings to 2,695 bitcoins; the UK-based Bitcoin company BHODL announced on March 13 that it invested $71,161 to purchase 1 bitcoin.
Nasdaq-listed Zeta Network Group Inc. announced the issuance of a $10 million convertible bond, with the first tranche of $6 million to be used for purchasing Bitcoin.
As of the time of this report, global publicly traded companies (excluding mining companies) collectively hold 1.02 million bitcoins, representing a 2.1% increase from last week. The current market value is approximately $75.4 billion, accounting for 5.1% of Bitcoin’s circulating market cap.