Strategy acquires 22,337 BTC for $1.57 billion as Eightco Holdings secures $125 million from Bitmine and ARK Invest

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) purchased 22,337 BTC for $1.57 billion at $70,194 per coin on March 16, 2026, raising its total holdings to 761,068 BTC, SoSoValue data show. Publicly traded companies excluding miners collectively bought $1.57 billion in BTC last week, lifting aggregate holdings to 1.02 million BTC worth about $75.4 billion, or 5.1% of Bitcoin's circulating supply, while firms including The Smarter Web Company and BHODL disclosed new purchases and Zeta Network Group outlined a $10 million convertible bond with $6 million earmarked for Bitcoin. The Ethereum Foundation sold 5,000 ETH to BitMine Immersion Technologies for roughly $10.2 million via an OTC deal executed from its Safe multisig wallet, stating on X that proceeds will support protocol development, grants, and ecosystem initiatives. Nasdaq-listed Eightco Holdings secured $125 million in new financing, including a $75 million lead investment from Bitmine, at least $25 million from ARK Invest, and $25 million from Payward (Kraken's parent), while Cypherpunk Technologies announced a $5 million investment in the Zcash Open Development Lab to advance wallet and protocol development.