#BTCReserveStrategy 🧠 What Is a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve?

🌍 State-Level Bitcoin Reserves: Who Holds BTC?

🇺🇸 United States

Holds approximately 198,000–207,000 BTC, mainly via asset seizures

In March 2025, an executive order formally created a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and related Digital Asset Stockpile

The U.S. reserve is intended to avoid sale of acquired bitcoin and may include future acquisitions

🇨🇳 China

Estimated to hold around 190,000 BTC, largely from confiscated assets (e.g. PlusToken scam)

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Seized approximately 61,000 BTC, now held by law enforcement and CPS authorities

🇧🇹 Bhutan

A notable case: Bhutan has mined and accumulated ~11,000–13,000 BTC, worth over $1 billion, leveraging its hydroelectric power

🇸🇻 El Salvador

Became the first nation to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender in 2021

Holds ~6,000 BTC, mined from geothermal energy and ongoing purchases

🌍 More Countries

Others such as Ukraine (~46,000 BTC), North Korea’s Lazarus group (~800 BTC), Finland (~90 BTC), and Venezuela (~240 BTC) also hold bitcoin

🇵🇰 Pakistan’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (Emerging)

In mid‑2025 Pakistan’s government announced plans to build a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, allocating surplus electricity (2,000 MW) to mine BTC and support AI infrastructure

The reserve aims to be sovereign-backed and non‑speculative