Weekly net Bitcoin purchases by globally listed companies drop 90.6% to $22.5M

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Bitcoin news reports that, as of 8:00 AM EDT on October 12, 2026, global listed companies (excluding miners) recorded a weekly net Bitcoin purchase of $22.5 million, a 90.6% decline from two weeks prior. Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) purchased 250 Bitcoin at $86,194 each, totaling $22 million, increasing its total holdings to 848,250 Bitcoin. Metaplanet made no purchases, while Bitcoin Japan and Bitmine acquired 5.8847 and 1 Bitcoin, respectively. Listed companies now hold 1,163,359 Bitcoin, up 0.3% from two weeks ago, valued at $96.57 billion, or 5.8% of Bitcoin’s circulating market cap. Bitcoin analysis shows continued consolidation in corporate holdings.

Odaily Planet Daily report: According to SoSoValue data, as of 8:00 AM Eastern Time on October 12, 2026, the weekly net purchase of Bitcoin by global publicly traded companies (excluding mining companies) amounted to $22.5 million, a 90.6% decrease compared to two weeks ago.

Last week, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) purchased 250 Bitcoin at a price of $86,194 each, spending approximately $22 million, bringing its total holdings to 848,250 Bitcoin.

The Japanese publicly traded company Metaplanet did not purchase Bitcoin last week.

Additionally, two other companies announced purchases of Bitcoin or updates to their Bitcoin holdings last week. Bitcoin Japan, a Bitcoin reserve and frontier AI investment company, announced on October 7 that it purchased 5.8847 BTC at a price of $84,706.34, bringing its total holdings to 17.8035 BTC. Bitmine, an Ethereum assets company, announced on October 5 after 8:00 AM Eastern Time that it purchased 1 BTC, without disclosing the purchase amount, increasing its total holdings to 214 BTC.

As of the time of this report, publicly traded companies globally (excluding mining companies) collectively hold 1,163,359 bitcoins, representing a 0.3% increase since two weeks ago. The current market value is approximately $96.57 billion, accounting for 5.8% of Bitcoin’s circulating market cap.

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