🥇 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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    $ETH

    

    ETH

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    -0.56%

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