🌍 Which Country Holds the Most Bitcoin?

As of now, the United States holds the largest amount of Bitcoin among all countries.

🇺🇸 Top Bitcoin-Holding Countries (Government-Owned BTC)

1. United States — ~207,000 BTC

Mostly from criminal seizures (Silk Road, hacks, fraud cases)

BTC is periodically sold via auctions

2. China — ~190,000 BTC

Seized from the PlusToken Ponzi scheme

Official stance on usage is restrictive, but holdings remain

3. United Kingdom — ~61,000 BTC

Acquired through law-enforcement seizures

4. Ukraine — ~46,000 BTC

Mix of government holdings and donations during wartime

5. El Salvador — ~5,700 BTC

Only country that actively buys Bitcoin

BTC is legal tender

Most governments did not buy Bitcoin — they confiscated it

El Salvador is the only nation accumulating BTC strategically

Nation-state Bitcoin ownership is becoming a new geopolitical factor

Bitcoin is no longer just a retail or institutional asset

it’s now part of sovereign balance sheets.