Gate News message, April 27 — Global listed companies (excluding mining firms) made net bitcoin purchases totaling $260 million in the week ending April 27, representing an 89.8% decline from the previous week, according to SoSoValue data.
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) led purchases with $255 million invested (down 90% week-on-week), acquiring 3,273 BTC at an average price of $77,906 and bringing its total holdings to 818,334 BTC.
Three other companies also made bitcoin purchases last week. Japanese fashion brand ANAP invested $770,000 on April 21 to acquire 9.1785 BTC at $84,239.7 per coin, raising its total holdings to 1,431.9716 BTC. UK-based The Smarter Web Company announced a $3.39 million purchase on April 24, buying 44 BTC at $77,071 each, for a total of 2,750 BTC. A French bitcoin company disclosed a $460,000 investment on April 27, purchasing 6 BTC at $77,151 per coin, bringing holdings to 2,943 BTC. Japanese firm Metaplanet made no purchases last week but has issued 8 billion yen (approximately $50 million) in zero-interest bonds to fund future bitcoin acquisitions.
Globally, listed companies now hold a combined 1,084,909 BTC, up 0.3% week-on-week, with a current market value of approximately $84.34 billion, representing 5.4% of bitcoin’s circulating market cap.
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