According to SoSoValue data, as of 8:30 AM ET on March 16, 2026, global listed companies (excluding mining companies) saw a net purchase of $1.57 billion in Bitcoin last week, a 22.7% increase compared to the previous week. Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) announced on March 16 that it invested $1.57 billion (a 22.7% increase from the previous week) to acquire 22,337 Bitcoins at a price of $70,194, bringing its total holdings to 761,068 Bitcoins. Japanese listed company Metaplanet did not purchase any Bitcoin last week, marking its ninth consecutive week without any purchases. In addition, two other companies purchased Bitcoin last week. On March 10th, the UK-based Bitcoin company The Smarter Web Company announced an investment of $200,000 to purchase 3 Bitcoins at a price of $65,291 each, bringing its total holdings to 2,695 Bitcoins. On March 13th, the UK-based Bitcoin company BHODL announced an investment of $71,161 to purchase 1 Bitcoin. Nasdaq-listed Zeta Network Group Inc. 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 total Bitcoin holdings of globally listed companies (excluding mining companies) totaled 1.02 million, a 2.1% increase from the previous week, with a current market value of approximately $75.4 billion, representing 5.1% of Bitcoin's circulating market capitalization.