TechFlow News, March 16: According to SoSoValue data, as of 8:30 a.m. ET on March 16, 2026, the total net weekly Bitcoin purchases by publicly listed companies globally (excluding mining companies) amounted to $1.57 billion—up 22.7% week-on-week.
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) announced on March 16 an investment of $157 million (a 22.7% increase over last week’s purchase amount) to acquire 22,337 BTC at a price of $70,194 per coin, bringing its total holdings to 761,068 BTC.
Japanese publicly listed company Metaplanet did not purchase any Bitcoin last week, marking its ninth consecutive week without acquisitions.
In addition, two other companies purchased Bitcoin last week. UK-based Bitcoin company The Smarter Web Company announced on March 10 an investment of $200,000 to buy 3 BTC at $65,291 per coin, raising its total holdings to 2,695 BTC; UK-based Bitcoin company BHODL announced on March 13 an investment of $71,161 to purchase 1 BTC.
Zeta Network Group Inc., a Nasdaq-listed company, announced the issuance of $10 million in convertible bonds, with the first tranche of $6 million earmarked for Bitcoin purchases.
As of press time, the aggregate Bitcoin holdings of all publicly listed companies globally included in this tally (excluding mining companies) stood at 1.02 million BTC—a 2.1% increase week-on-week—with a current market value of approximately $75.4 billion, representing 5.1% of Bitcoin’s circulating market capitalization.
