Data: Last week, global listed companies had a net purchase of $1.57 billion in BTC.

Deep Tide TechFlow News, March 16 — According to SoSoValue data, as of 8:30 AM Eastern Time on March 16, 2026, the total weekly net purchase of Bitcoin by global publicly traded companies (excluding mining companies) was $1.57 billion, a 22.7% increase compared to the previous week.

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) announced on March 16 that it invested $157 million (a 22.7% increase from the previous week) to acquire an additional 22,337 BTC at an average price of $70,194, bringing its total holdings to 761,068 BTC.

Japanese listed company Metaplanet did not purchase any Bitcoin last week, marking nine consecutive weeks without buying.

Additionally, two other companies bought Bitcoin last week. UK Bitcoin company The Smarter Web Company announced on March 10 that it invested $200,000 to purchase 3 BTC at an average price of $65,291, bringing its total holdings to 2,695 BTC. UK Bitcoin company BHODL announced on March 13 that it purchased 1 BTC at a price of $71,161.

Nasdaq-listed company Zeta Network Group Inc. announced the issuance of $10 million in convertible bonds, with an initial tranche of $6 million allocated for Bitcoin purchases.

As of press time, the total Bitcoin holdings of global publicly traded companies (excluding mining companies) is approximately 1.02 million BTC, a 2.1% increase from last week. The current market value is about $75.4 billion, accounting for 5.1% of Bitcoin’s circulating market cap.