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Who Really Owns Bitcoin in 2025? Sovereigns, Giants, and the Growing Middle Class

Who Really Owns Bitcoin in 2025? Sovereigns, Giants, and the Growing Middle Class

Bitcoin ownership in 2025 remains heavily concentrated, but cracks are forming as mid-tier wallets grow. Meanwhile, the UK considers selling its reserves, bucking a global accumulation trend.

Joe G & Money Talks
July 20, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

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Bitcoin Power Map 2025: From Satoshi to Sovereigns

UK Considers Selling Its Bitcoin Stash — Critics Say It’s a Historic Mistake

A detailed look at who holds the keys to Bitcoin, and how that’s shifting in 2025.

Binance leads exchanges: Binance’s cold wallet holds ~248,600 BTC, the largest known stash.
Strategy tops corporations: With 597,325 BTC, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) is the biggest corporate holder.
The US goes official: The U.S. now controls 207,189 BTC as part of a new Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

"More than 130 public companies now hold Bitcoin it’s not fringe anymore, it’s fiscal policy."

Analyst, BTC Treasuries

The UK may offload $6.7 billion in seized BTC, drawing comparisons to its infamous gold sale in the early 2000s.

UK holds 61,245 BTC: Worth over $7.2 billion, most of it seized in 2024.
Government eyes asset sale: Proposed as a fix for a £20B budget shortfall.
Critics slam the plan: Many warn it echoes Gordon Brown’s gold blunder selling low, again.

"Selling now will go down as a far worse decision than Brown’s fire sale of our gold."
Zia Yusuf, Reform Party

"Let’s just hope this doesn’t all conclude in a bear market."
Decentra Suze, Bitcoin Policy UK

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