Global public firms buy $2.54B of Bitcoin in a week, up 154% from prior week

Data from SoSoValue show that, as of 8:00 a.m. ET on April 20, 2026, global publicly listed companies excluding miners recorded net Bitcoin purchases of $2.542 billion over the past week, up 154.2% week over week. Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) led the activity, reporting a $2.54 billion Bitcoin purchase—154% higher than the prior week—acquiring 34,164 BTC at an average price of $74,395 per coin. The company's total holdings rose to 815,061 BTC. Japan's Metaplanet made no Bitcoin purchases last week. Four other companies reported additions: U.S. asset manager Strive said on April 15 it bought 27 BTC, lifting its holdings to 13,768 BTC, without disclosing the purchase amount. Japanese fashion brand ANAP said it invested $410,000 on April 16 to buy 5.07 BTC at $81,607.50 each, bringing its total to 1,422.1041 BTC. UK-based Bitcoin firm The Smarter Web Company said on April 14 it invested $800,000 to purchase 11 BTC at $72,702 each, raising holdings to 2,706 BTC. A French Bitcoin company reported on April 20 it invested $920,000 to acquire 12 BTC at $72,102.50 each, taking total holdings to 2,937 BTC. In aggregate, global listed companies excluding miners now hold 1,081,576 BTC, up 3.28% from last week, with a market value of about $81.65 billion—around 5.4% of Bitcoin's circulating market cap.