Over the past week, smaller companies holding Bitcoin treasuries purchased 602.6 BTC, with a total value of $46 million. This occurred while major corporate buyers temporarily paused their activity. Specifically, asset management firm Strive purchased 381.6 BTC, DDC Enterprise Limited 200 BTC, British firm The Smarter Web Company 19 BTC, and Hyperscale Data 2 BTC. This is reported by Cointelegraph.com .
These purchases indicate that corporate sector demand for Bitcoin has not vanished during the market downturn. On the contrary, demand has shifted to smaller treasury firms while market leader Strategy paused its weekly accumulation. According to Farside Investors, these purchases coincided with a six-day period that saw $1.54 billion in outflows from spot Bitcoin ETFs.
The analytical platform Santiment called the ETF outflows a "contrarian indicator." Experts believe that ETFs reflect retail investor sentiment more than the positions of professional investors or "smart money." Smaller companies made their purchases after the Bitcoin price dropped below the $80,000 level.
Strive made its investment at an average price of $79,348 per Bitcoin, while DDC purchased at $79,496. Hyperscale Data bought on the open market and did not disclose an average price, though the purchase was made on Sunday when Bitcoin was around $76,981.
This development comes a week after Strategy purchased 24,869 BTC for $2.01 billion between May 11 and 17. For Strategy, this $2 billion investment remains the third-largest investment in 2026. The average purchase price is a key indicator defining companies' long-term confidence in the asset.
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