🥇 1. United States 🇺🇸

  • ≈ 198,000 BTC

  • Worth: $20B+

  • Source: Mostly seized from criminal cases (Silk Road, hacks)

👉 #1 largest holder in the world (Coinpedia Fintech News)🥈 2. China 🇨🇳

  • ≈ 190,000 BTC

  • Source: Confiscated from scams (PlusToken case)

👉 Close second to USA (Coinpedia Fintech News)

🥉 3. United Kingdom 🇬🇧

  • ≈ 61,000 BTC

  • Source: Crime-related seizures

🟦 4. Ukraine 🇺🇦

  • ≈ 46,000 BTC

  • Source: Donations + government holdings

🟩 5. Bhutan 🇧🇹

  • ≈ 10,000+ BTC

  • Source: Bitcoin mining using hydropower

🟨 6. El Salvador 🇸🇻

  • ≈ 6,000+ BTC

  • First country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender

  • Buys BTC as national strategy

🟥 Other Notable Countries

  • 🇦🇪 UAE → ~6,000 BTC (estimated)

  • 🇰🇵 North Korea → BTC via cyber activities

  • 🇻🇪 Venezuela → small holdings

  • 🇫🇮 Finland → very small amount

🧠 Important Insight

  • Governments together hold ~2–2.5% of total Bitcoin supply (Coinpedia Fintech News)

  • Most Bitcoin is actually owned by:

    • Individuals

    • Companies

    • Exchanges

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