Strategy Scoops Up 10,000 BTC in a Single Week: Is Market Supply Running Low?
In a significant market move, investment firm Strategy purchased over 10,000 BTC (worth approximately $900 million) in a single week, reinforcing its position as one of the world’s largest Bitcoin holders with a total of 671,000 BTC valued at over $50 billion. This aggressive accumulation has raised questions about Bitcoin’s actual available supply.
Although 19.96 million BTC (95% of the total 21 million cap) have been mined, the truly liquid supply is far smaller. An estimated 30% of Bitcoin is held long-term without movement, and around 20% is likely permanently lost. Additionally, exchange reserves have dropped to multi-year lows, reducing immediately tradable supply.
Key institutional players include 153 companies with non-zero BTC balances—29 of which are public firms holding 1.082 million BTC. Strategy alone accounts for 671,000 BTC (62% of corporate holdings). Bitcoin ETFs hold about 1.311 million BTC, led by BlackRock, Fidelity, and Grayscale. Governments hold approximately 615,000 BTC, with the U.S. and China as top holders.
Around 3.409 million BTC haven’t moved in over a decade, with at least 2.14 million considered permanently inaccessible due to lost keys—including an estimated 1 million BTC possibly owned by Satoshi Nakamoto.
With rising institutional demand and shrinking liquid supply, the market is experiencing structural tightening, potentially driving future price dynamics as available BTC becomes scarcer.
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