🌍 Top 10 Crypto-Holding Countries (2025)
1. 🇺🇸 United States
Holdings: Estimated over 200,000+ BTC held by the U.S. government (mostly from seizures like Silk Road, Bitfinex).
Highlights: Home to major companies like MicroStrategy and Coinbase. Strong institutional investment and ETFs.
2. 🇨🇳 China
Holdings: Despite bans, government-linked wallets hold over 190,000+ BTC from prior mining and seizures.
Highlights: Still one of the largest holders through government auctions and historical mining dominance.
3. 🇩🇪 Germany
Holdings: One of the largest state-seized BTC wallets (estimated ~50,000 BTC).
Highlights: Progressive tax laws for crypto; major blockchain adoption in fintech.
4. 🇷🇺 Russia
Holdings: Estimated ~30,000–50,000 BTC held by state-linked entities and oligarchs.
Highlights: Heavy use of crypto to bypass sanctions, high mining activity in Siberia.
5. 🇸🇻 El Salvador
Holdings: Officially holds over 2,800 BTC as national reserve.
Highlights: First country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. Plans for “Bitcoin City” backed by volcano power.
6. 🇨🇭 Switzerland
Holdings: Exact amounts unknown, but significant holdings by banks and private wealth firms.
Highlights: Crypto-friendly regulations; known as the “Crypto Valley” (Zug).
7. 🇺🇦 Ukraine
Holdings: Publicly disclosed crypto donations during war exceed $100M+ in crypto.
Highlights: Government and army actively used crypto for defense funding.
8. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Holdings: Increasing rapidly via sovereign wealth funds and private investments.
Highlights: Dubai is emerging as a crypto capital with relaxed regulations and incentives.
9. 🇸🇬 Singapore
Holdings: Strong institutional and retail presence in crypto investments.
Highlights: Hosts major crypto firms and exchanges; MAS regulates crypto firmly but supportively.
10. 🇰🇷 South Korea
Holdings: High retail participation; government has seized and held crypto during enforcement.
Highlights: Major crypto exchanges like Upbit, Korbit; strong NFT and gaming integration.
