The enigmatic leader of a largest Bitcoin holder is still Satoshi Nakamoto, who holds a large amount of 1.096 m BTC worth its value of more than $117 billion as of October 30 2025, in a large number of wallets, which is larger than even the biggest Wall Street players.
However, the turning point is in the company boardrooms, where businesses are describing Bitcoin as an investment form of digital gold in the midst of the continued boom expected in the future.
Top 5 BTC Holders
1. Satoshi Nakamoto’s Holdings
In the period from 2009 to 2011. Satoshi mined between 1.1 and 1.5 million BTC. At that time, mining was easy, there was almost no competition, and everything could be done on a regular CPU.
Today, that amount is worth more than $100 billion and none of these coins have ever been moved.
2. BlackRock
BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has 772584.00 BTC (or 71.9 billion AUM) at the conclusion of 25 December, beating the competition with hastened post-SEC inflows.
3. MicroStrategy
MicroStrategy acquired 10,645 BTC for $980.3 million (avg. $92,098/BTC), funded primarily by $888.2 million in common-stock sales plus proceeds from STRD preferred stock.
This is the second consecutive $1B weekly bitcoin purchase, bringing MicroStrategy’s total holdings to 671,268 BTC bought for $50.33 billion (avg. $74,972/BTC).
MicroStrategy remained in the Nasdaq 100 and opposed MSCI’s digital-asset exclusion proposal. Bitcoin traded near $89,600 while MSTR shares were flat premarket.
4. Binance
Binance supports BTC at the reserve levels of 102.11% with an emphasis on security as the number of users continues to accumulate.
5. Grayscale Investments
The quantity of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) has 166,022.1 BTC (14.7billion), with consistent outflow trend to IBIT.
Biggest Bitcoin Investors
| Question | Answer | Key Details |
| Who Is the Biggest Bitcoin Investor? | Businesses (after Satoshi Nakamoto) | Binance and BlackRock hold the most post-Satoshi; Satoshi has ~1.1M BTC. |
| Which Rich Investors Own Bitcoin? | Tim Draper, Michael Saylor, Winklevoss twins | Many affluent investors hold BTC privately. |
| Which Government Owns the Most Bitcoin? | US Government | ~326,588 BTC worth $35B as of Oct 2025, from seizures. |
Expert Insight and Future Outlook
Billionaire Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin strategy shows no signs of slowing down. Strategy has further cemented its reputation as the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder. Ehsani said
That institutional capital will stabilise during periods of volatility, and reshape crypto into an “allocation-led market built for sustained growth,”
David Siemer, CEO of Wave Digital Assets, the crypto asset management firm, said
Bitcoin’s new record high reflects “a perfect storm of factors driving demand higher,”
Further adoption of Bitcoin as a reserve currency proves the existence of Bitcoin as 145+ companies control supply.
The long-term holders are viewed as being in a strategic position since Bitcoin ownership is growing more and more concentrated among institutional entities.
