Meet Bitcoin’s Biggest Players: The Top 10 Holders Commanding Nearly 15% of the Circulating Supply
As of Dec. 7, 2024, at 3:25 p.m. EDT, bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $100,297 per coin, making it the seventh-largest asset globally by market capitalization, with a total valuation of $1.98 trillion.
Before stepping into 2025, here’s an in-depth look at the top ten entities holding bitcoin and their stakes.
$294 Billion in Bitcoin: Exploring the Key Players Shaping the Market
Bitcoin etched its name in the history books this week, crossing the $100,000 mark for the first time and hitting a peak of $103,647 on Dec. 4.
While it briefly dipped below six figures, by Saturday afternoon, just after 3 p.m., bitcoin had climbed back above the $100,000 threshold. At block height 873,693, there are currently around 19,792,573.94 BTC circulating in the market.
Over the past year, the introduction of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the U.S. has stirred up ownership dynamics.
Based on data from timechainindex.com, Coinbase ranks as the largest single holder of bitcoin (BTC).
It’s important to mention that this analysis excludes the unspent block rewards from early years—2009 (including Satoshi’s holdings), 2010, 2011, 2012, and beyond.
As it stands, the San Fransico exchange and custodian Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) holds 1,123,520.49 BTC, valued at more than $112 billion, according to visible onchain data from timechainindex.com.
Coming in second is Binance, the centralized crypto exchange, which, as of Dec. 7, holds 686,997.40 BTC, worth a staggering $68.9 billion.
Next on the list, according to blockchain parser data, is Blackrock. The firm’s ETF, dubbed IBIT, secures third place with 520,861 BTC, valued at $52.2 billion at today’s rates.
In fourth is the publicly traded company Microstrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR), holding 402,099.99 BTC, worth $40.3 billion.
Following closely is the centralized crypto exchange Bitfinex, which rounds out the top five with 350,262.05 BTC,
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