Largest Bitcoin Holders at the Beginning of 2026
The Blockchain Arkham platform releases a report on the largest known Bitcoin holders in 2026, including Satoshi Nakamoto and government jurisdictions.
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Largest Bitcoin Holders at the Beginning of 2026
The Blockchain Arkham platform has provided a new report identifying the largest known holders of Bitcoin (BTC) at the start of 2026. This offers a detailed insight into the distribution of the cryptocurrency among individuals, corporations, governments, and financial institutions.
Individual and Corporate Holders
According to the data provided by Arkham, the largest individual holder remains the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. His wallets contain 1,096,358 BTC, equivalent to approximately $75 billion, representing 5.5% of the total supply.
Among cryptocurrency exchanges, Coinbase leads by holding 993,069 BTC, worth about $68 billion, granting it about 5% of the circulating supply.
ETF and Institutional Holders
In the Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) sector, BlackRock has emerged as the largest holder with 761,801 BTC, valued at approximately $52 billion, which constitutes 3.8% of the total supply.
One of the ETF participants is Grayscale, managing 218,000 BTC assets, valued at around $20 billion.
Corporate Leaders in Bitcoin
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) continues to be the largest public corporate holder, accumulating 714,644 BTC, of which 415,230 BTC are confirmed on-chain. This makes Strategy the largest corporate holder with a 3.5% share of the total supply.
Governmental and Private Holders
Government institutions also hold significant positions in Bitcoin. The USA is recognized as the largest government holder, owning 328,372 BTC.
Conclusion:
Arkham’s analysis demonstrates how the future of Bitcoin is distributed among different categories of holders and highlights the importance of key players’ influence.
- Strengths: data transparency, importance of large holders.
- Risks: potential major position liquidations.
- Opportunities: attraction of institutional investments.
- Threats: regulatory challenges.
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