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Who Owns 3% of All Bitcoin? The Answer Might Surprise You. Strategy Inc. (formerly MicroStrategy) is the company most commonly identified as holding over 3% of Bitcoin's total supply — and how they got there is unlike anything else in corporate finance.

Led by Michael Saylor, Strategy built its Bitcoin position not from operating profits, but through billions in debt issuance and equity raises, betting the company's entire treasury strategy on BTC. In this video, we break down exactly how much Bitcoin Strategy holds, why the "3% of supply" figure is more complicated than it sounds, and how their holdings compare to other major Bitcoin whales like Coinbase, Binance, and BlackRock's IBIT ETF.

Here's what you'll learn:

- How many BTC Strategy Inc. actually holds (and how that number is reported differently across sources)
- Why Coinbase's ~5% and Binance's ~3.5% figures include customer funds, not just corporate ownership
- Why BlackRock's IBIT technically doesn't "own" its 780,000 BTC
- How Satoshi Nakamoto's dormant wallets factor into supply concentration debates
- The real difference between direct corporate ownership and custodial or fund-based holdings
- Where to check live, verified ownership data instead of relying on outdated articles

Understanding Bitcoin ownership concentration means looking past headline percentages and asking who actually controls the keys. These numbers shift constantly, so we also show you where analysts like Arkham Intelligence track this in real time.

If you want a clearer picture of who really holds the power in Bitcoin's supply, watch through to the end — and let us know in the comments which entity surprised you most. Subscribe for more deep dives into crypto ownership and market structure.

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00:00Strategy Incorporated, formerly MicroStrategy, led by Michael Saylor, is the entity most
00:05commonly cited as holding over 3% of Bitcoin's total supply through direct corporate treasury
00:11purchases. As of 2026, Strategy's holdings are reported between roughly 738,731 BTC and 844,000
00:22BTC, depending on the source and reporting date, funded primarily through debt issuance and equity
00:28raises rather than operating cash flow, a strategy unique among public companies.
00:33Comparing this to other major categories clarifies why 3% specifically points to strategy.
00:391. Coinbase holds a larger share, around 5% of total supply, but this figure blends customer
00:47custody with the exchange's own holdings, so it's not a pure ownership stake.
00:512. Binance holds approximately 3.3% to 3.8%, similarly mixing custodial client funds with
00:59company assets.
01:003. BlackRock's IBT ETF holds around 780,000 BTC, but ownership sits with fund shareholders,
01:08not BlackRock itself.
01:094. Satoshi.
01:10Nakamoto's dormant wallets hold about 1.096 million BTC, roughly 5.2%, though this is unspent,
01:19not actively owned in a market sense. Context matters here. If you mean direct, unambiguous
01:26corporate ownership, not custodial or fund structure holdings, strategy is the clearest
01:31match to 3%. If you mean any entity crossing that threshold loosely, Binance custodial wallets
01:37also cluster near that number. These figures shift weekly as companies buy, sell, or as Bitcoin's
01:44circulating supply estimate changes and different tracking firms, Arkham Intelligence, River,
01:50report slightly different verified percentages due to incomplete on-chain attribution. Treat
01:56any single X percent claim as approximate and dated to its source's publish window rather
02:01than fixed fact.
02:02Practically, if researching ownership concentration, check Arkham Intelligence's live entity clustering
02:08dashboard for current numbers rather than relying on any static article.
02:13Finally, remember that everything we discussed today is for educational purposes only and does
02:18not constitute financial advice. Good luck to everyone, and see you in the next video.
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