Global public companies excluding miners recorded approximately $510 million in net Bitcoin purchases last week, a 42.5% increase from two weeks prior, according to SoSoValue data as of October 26. The surge was driven primarily by Strive adding 6,182 BTC to its holdings during the period. Notably, major holders Strategy and Metaplanet made no new acquisitions over the same timeframe. Among other companies disclosing updates, The Smarter Web Company purchased 20 BTC, bringing its total to 2,850 BTC, while Sequans reported holdings of 1,018 BTC without specifying new purchase amounts. Public companies within SoSoValue's tracked universe now collectively hold 1,167,845 BTC, up 0.5% from two weeks ago. This represents roughly $93.64 billion in value, equivalent to 5.8% of Bitcoin's circulating market cap.