Global public companies lift Bitcoin holdings to 1.02M BTC as Strategy leads $1.57B weekly buying

Global publicly traded companies excluding miners recorded net Bitcoin purchases of $1.57 billion in the past week, a 22.7% rise from the previous week, bringing their combined holdings to 1.02 million BTC worth about $75.4 billion, accounting for 5.1% of Bitcoin's circulating market cap, SoSoValue data show as of 8:30 AM Eastern Time on March 16, 2026. Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) said on March 16 that it spent $1.57 billion to acquire 22,337 bitcoins at $70,194 each, lifting its total stash to 761,068 BTC, while Japanese listed firm Metaplanet logged a ninth straight week without new purchases. Two UK-based companies, The Smarter Web Company and BHODL, disclosed smaller BTC buys of $200,000 for 3 BTC and $71,161 for 1 BTC respectively, and Nasdaq-listed Zeta Network Group Inc. announced a $10 million convertible bond issue, stating that the first $6 million tranche is designated for Bitcoin purchases.