As the US is officially preparing to establish its strategic Bitcoin reserve, according to the Executive Order of President Donald Trump, it is interesting to analyze other top countries. Today, Coin Bureau has distributed an X post, revealing the top 9 countries that officially own Bitcoin.
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Top 9 countries with official bitcoin reserves
1. China
According to Coin Bureau, China is a leader in Bitcoin's holders, with 194,000 BTCs worth $ 1.7 billion, at current prices about $ 89,500 per BTC. The official data is from December 12, 2024.
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The US holds 112,189 BTC, worth $ 10 billion. If he had not sold his holders in recent years, the US would have had over $ 17 billion more in the BTC. The US government has sold 195,000 BTC for about $ 366 million over the years.
3. Great Britain
The UK holds 61,000 BTC, worth about $ 5.5 billion.
4. Ukraine
Ukraine has 46,351 BTC, evaluated at $ 4.1 billion.
5. Bhutan
Bhutan owns 13,029 BTC, worth about $ 1.16 billion. Prime Minister Bhutan publicly revealed the existence of the strategic Bitcoin reserve in an official interview, explaining how it helped to finance national expenses.
6. El Salvador
El Salvador owns 6,103 BTC, valued at almost $ 548 million, according to the official Treasury site. In August last year, El Salvador announced a record investment of $ 1.6 billion for Bitcoin City, a project meant to finance a new port in La Unón. This was the largest private investment in the history of the country.
7. Finland
According to Coin Bureau, Finland owns 1,918 BTC, valued at $ 171 million. Recently, I wrote about the Genesis Terahash project in Finland, a 100% renewable energy -based facility, which uses high temperature miners to generate heat at 70 ° C, which is then directed to the heating network of a whole Finnish city. It provides hot water in summer and winter heating for 12,000 inhabitants.
8. Venezuela
Venezuela owns 240 BTC, valued at over $ 21 million.
9. Georgia
Georgia owns 66 BTC, valued at $ 5.9 million. In addition to these states, other countries could own the BTC without officially revealing this. There are indications that Russia and the Czech Republic could also have BTC reserves. According to official data, several countries already have BTC reserves, just before the US officially announces their strategic Bitcoin reserve. Some of these states have accumulated BTC discreetly but constantly. The CEO coinbase, Brian Armstrong, said that many of the countries in G20 are expected to follow the US example and set their own BTC reserves.