Global Public Companies Raise Bitcoin Holdings to 1.02M BTC as Strategy Buys 22,337 BTC for $1.57B

Global public companies excluding miners increased their Bitcoin holdings to 1.02 million BTC worth approximately $75.4 billion for the week ended March 16, 2026, after net purchases of $1.57 billion, up 22.7% from the prior week, SoSoValue data cited by ChainCatcher show. Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) disclosed on March 16 it spent $1.57 billion to acquire 22,337 BTC at an average price of $70,194, raising its total holdings to 761,068 BTC, while Japan-based Metaplanet made no purchases for a ninth consecutive week and UK-based firms The Smarter Web Company and BHODL bought 3 BTC and 1 BTC respectively in separate March transactions. Nasdaq-listed Zeta Network Group Inc. also announced plans to issue $10 million in convertible bonds, allocating the first $6 million tranche for Bitcoin acquisitions, with surveyed public companies now holding 5.1% of Bitcoin's circulating market capitalization, a 2.1% increase from the previous week.