Corporate Bitcoin Holdings Outpace Mining Supply By 3x

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Company digital asset treasuries (DATs) added a internet 260,000 Bitcoin to their steadiness sheets over the previous six months, far outpacing the estimated 82,000 cash mined over the identical interval. 

Over the previous six months, Bitcoin (BTC) treasuries held by private and non-private firms have elevated from roughly 854,000 BTC to 1.11 million BTC, on-chain analytics supplier Glassnode reported on Tuesday.

This equates to an growth of round 260,000 BTC, price roughly $25 billion at present market costs, or 43,000 BTC monthly.

The expansion in treasuries highlights “the regular growth of company balance-sheet publicity to Bitcoin,” said Glassnode.

Bitcoin miners, which produce on common 450 BTC per day, mined round 82,000 cash over the identical interval, which might point out a good supply-demand dynamic at play.

Bitcoin DAT balances elevated 30% in six months. Supply: Glassnode

Technique has 60% of the whole BTC steadiness

The lion’s share of the 1.2 million BTC held in private and non-private firm treasury balances is held by Michael Saylor’s Technique.

Technique at the moment holds 687,410 BTC, or 60% of the whole, price round $65.5 billion at present market costs. 

The agency resumed its purchases this month after a quick hiatus, revealing that it acquired an extra 13,627 BTC between January 5 and 11 in its largest buy since July.

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The second-largest company Bitcoin DAT is MARA Holdings with 53,250 BTC price round $5 billion, according to Bitcoin Treasuries.  

Bitcoin ETFs might add to demand 

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds might add to this supply-and-demand dynamic if the inflow trend continues this 12 months. “Bitcoin’s worth will go parabolic if ETF demand persists long-term,” said Bitwise chief funding officer Matt Hougan on Tuesday.

“Since ETFs debuted in Jan 2024, they’ve been shopping for greater than 100% of the brand new provide of bitcoin. However the worth hasn’t gone parabolic, as a result of current holders have been prepared to promote. If ETF demand persists — and I believe it should — ultimately, these sellers will run out of ammo.”

Spot BTC ETFs within the US noticed internet inflows of virtually $22 billion in 2025, with BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Belief (IBIT) taking the lion’s share. 

Nevertheless, they’ve had a blended begin to 2026 with present information exhibiting $1.9 billion inflows and $1.38 billion outflows, leading to a internet mixture influx of simply over $500 million.

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