Global listed companies net bought $157 million in Bitcoin for the week ending March 16.

According to SoSoValue data, as of 8:30 AM Eastern Time on March 16, 2026, the global total net Bitcoin purchases by publicly traded companies (excluding mining companies) last week amounted to $1.57 billion, 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 amount) to acquire 22,337 additional Bitcoin at an average price of $70,194, bringing its total holdings to 761,068 Bitcoin. Japanese publicly traded 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 acquire 3 Bitcoin at a price of $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 at a price of $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 of all globally tracked publicly traded companies (excluding mining companies) amount to 1.02 million Bitcoin, a 2.1% increase from last week, with a current market value of approximately $75.4 billion.