A person (or group, or AI, or time traveler) who hasn’t moved a single coin in over 15 years remains the biggest Bitcoin whale on the planet. Satoshi Nakamoto’s roughly 1.096 million BTC, valued at approximately $72 billion, still represents about 5.5% of the entire Bitcoin supply, according to Arkham Intelligence data as of mid-2026.
The new power players
Coinbase sits just below Satoshi, managing roughly 970,000 BTC worth approximately $64 billion. That makes it the single largest exchange holder by a wide margin, a position that reflects both its dominance in US institutional custody and its role as the preferred custodian for multiple spot Bitcoin ETFs.
BlackRock’s IBIT fund alone holds about 764,000 BTC. ETFs and funds collectively now exceed 1.4 million BTC.
Strategy, the company formerly known as MicroStrategy, holds between 670,000 and 847,000 BTC, depending on the attribution methodology.
