As of April 2026, here are the largest known holders of the world's top digital assets.
1. Bitcoin (BTC)
The "King" of crypto remains heavily concentrated in five distinct groups:
**Satoshi Nakamoto: The anonymous creator is still the undisputed #1, holding roughly 1.1 million BTC (valued at ~$75B). These coins have never moved.
Exchanges (Custodians): Coinbase leads this group, holding nearly 1 million BTC (about 5% of total supply) on behalf of itself and its millions of users. Binance follows with roughly 655,000 BTC.
Institutional Asset Managers: BlackRock is the dominant force here, holding approximately 775,000 BTC to back its massive spot ETF.
Public Companies: MicroStrategy (Strategy), led by Michael Saylor, is the largest corporate holder with 739,000 BTC.
Governments: The United States Government is the largest state holder, possessing over 328,000 BTC—mostly seized from criminal cases like Silk Road and the Bitfinex hack.
2. Ethereum (ETH)
Ethereum's ownership is defined by the move to Proof-of-Stake:
The Beacon Deposit Contract: This is the largest "holder," containing over 77 million ETH (roughly 63% of the supply) staked by validators to secure the network.
Centralized Exchanges: Binance and Coinbase are the largest private holders of ETH, with holdings ranging between 3.6 million and 4.2 million ETH each.
Individuals: Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum founder) is the largest accessible individual holder with about 240,000 ETH. An Estonian banker named Rain Lohmus technically holds 250,000 ETH, but he has lost his keys and cannot access them.
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