Listed Companies' Weekly Net BTC Purchases Rebound Sharply to $2.03 Billion, Surging Over 44 Times from Previous Week

Odaily Planet Daily News According to SoSoValue data, as of 8:00 AM Eastern Time on May 18, 2026, global listed companies (excluding mining companies) recorded a total net Bitcoin purchase of $2.03 billion last week, an increase of 4,403.11% compared to the previous week.

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) announced an investment of $2.01 billion (up 4,574.4% from last week) to purchase 24,869 Bitcoins at a price of $80,985, bringing its total holdings to 843,738 Bitcoins.

Japanese listed company Metaplanet did not purchase any Bitcoin last week.

Additionally, four other companies bought Bitcoin last week. Asset management firm Strive announced the purchase of 9 Bitcoins on May 12, without disclosing the specific amount spent, bringing its total holdings to 15,009 Bitcoins. UK-based Bitcoin company The Smarter Web Company announced investments on May 12 and May 15, spending $2.84 million to purchase 25 Bitcoins at $81,592.67 and 10 Bitcoins at $79,662, bringing its total holdings to 2,840 Bitcoins. French Bitcoin company Capital B announced on May 18 an investment of $15.02 million to purchase 192 Bitcoins at $78,205.4, increasing its total holdings to 3,135 Bitcoins. Brazilian Bitcoin company OrangeBTC announced on May 18 an investment of $390,900 to purchase 5 Bitcoins at $78,180, raising its total holdings to 3,737 Bitcoins.

As of press time, the global listed companies (excluding mining companies) included in the statistics hold a total of 1,113,841 Bitcoins, a 2.37% increase from the previous week. Their current market value is approximately $86.16 billion, accounting for 5.6% of Bitcoin's circulating market capitalization.