Global listed companies net bought $157M in BTC this week, with Strategy spending $157M to acquire 22,337 BTC.

ChainCatcher report, according to SoSoValue data, as of 8:30 AM Eastern Time on March 16, 2026, the total net weekly purchase of Bitcoin by global public 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 compared to last week’s purchase amount) to acquire 22,337 Bitcoin at a price of $70,194 each, bringing its total holdings to 761,068 Bitcoin. Japan-based public company Metaplanet did not purchase any Bitcoin last week, marking its ninth consecutive week without a purchase. Additionally, two other companies purchased Bitcoin last week. UK-based Bitcoin company The Smarter Web Company announced on March 10 that it invested $200,000 to purchase 3 Bitcoin at $65,291 each, bringing its total holdings to 2,695 Bitcoin; UK-based Bitcoin company BHODL announced on March 13 that it purchased 1 Bitcoin for $71,161. Nasdaq-listed company Zeta Network Group Inc. announced the issuance of $10 million in convertible bonds, with the first tranche of $6 million allocated for Bitcoin purchases. As of this report, the total Bitcoin holdings by all global public companies (excluding mining companies) included in this survey amount to 1.02 million Bitcoin, a 2.1% increase from last week, with a current market value of approximately $75.4 billion, representing 5.1% of Bitcoin’s circulating market cap.