Catenaa, Sunday, September 21, 2025-Institutional investors, corporate treasuries, and public funds now control 12.3% of the total Bitcoin supply, signaling a major shift from retail-dominated holdings to large-scale institutional wallets, according to analytics firm Ecoinometrics.
Over the past year, institutional Bitcoin holdings increased 5%, supporting an 80% surge in BTC prices during the same period.
Leading the accumulation, MicroStrategy holds over 638,000 BTC, representing more than 3% of all circulating Bitcoin, while Metaplanet has surpassed 20,000 BTC.
These companies employ aggressive strategies including equity issuance to fund Bitcoin purchases and innovative balance sheet management to maximize BTC as a reserve asset. ETFs, sovereign funds, and corporate treasuries collectively now hold over one million BTC, valued in tens of billions of dollars.
Traditional finance is increasingly integrating Bitcoin into its operations. JPMorgan and other major banks have begun accepting Bitcoin ETF shares as collateral and partnering with crypto exchanges like Coinbase for direct exposure.
Analysts say the growing adoption of Bitcoin by institutional investors may continue to drive market demand as trillions of dollars in U.S. money market funds seek returns.
On-chain data shows a clear migration of Bitcoin supply from individual retail holders to institutional entities. Michael Saylor, chairman of MicroStrategy, warned that the “digital gold rush” could effectively end by 2035, urging investors to secure their holdings before Bitcoin availability tightens further.
The trend marks a new era of institutional dominance in cryptocurrency markets and underscores the growing role of Bitcoin as a treasury and reserve asset.
