Bitcoin Long-Term Holder Supply
Are patient holders still holding?
Bitcoin held for more than a year, the coins least likely to panic-sell.
Share of all Bitcoin held for over a year
The percentage of all Bitcoin that hasn’t moved in over a year. It dips when extended uptrends pull old coins back into circulation, and rebuilds through the quiet stretches.
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| Measure | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Held a year or longer | 63.15% | 64.61% | +1.46 points |
Right now
Patient holders are locking coins away.
The share of all Bitcoin held a year or longer grew by 1.46 percentage points since 12 Oct 2026, to 64.61%. Coins are settling in for the long haul.
In patient hands
Patient hands hold 64.61% of all Bitcoin: every coin that has not moved in a year or longer.
Coins held
Patient hands hold 12.99M BTC, 303,242 BTC more than on 12 Oct 2026.
Unlike the share, this count also grows as newly mined coins sit still past a year.
Profit and loss
Losses outweighed profit: on 12 Nov 2026, coins from patient hands locked in $142.37M of profit and gave up $189.34M in losses.
The typical patient coin that moved went for 0.93× what its owner paid.
Coins moved
On 12 Nov 2026, 9,259 BTC from patient hands changed address.
That counts every patient coin that changed address, including coins their owners simply shuffled. Moving is not the same as selling, so read it next to the profit and loss above. Movement with heavy profits or losses is real selling pressure. Movement without them is mostly housekeeping.
How deep the patience goes
The patient money splits by how long it has sat still, and the further down the list, the deeper the patience. The biggest band is 10 years and up, with 17.9% of all Bitcoin.
The far end barely moves: the share held five years or longer changed by 0.42 percentage points since 12 Oct 2026.
What it means
Patient holders are absorbing supply. Coins are being taken off the market.
The share of Bitcoin untouched for over a year is 64.61% and growing (+1.46 points this month). Coins are crossing the one-year line faster than old hands are spending.
This is the quiet engine of past recoveries and mid-cycle strength: the longer coins sit, the less supply is available when demand shows up.
It's a slow signal by nature. What matters is the persistence. Month after month of growth has historically mattered far more than any single week.
What to watch from here
- 64.61% of all Bitcoin is in patient hands, +1.46 points this month. Supply is quietly tightening.
- The deep core barely moves: 34.04% hasn't moved in 5+ years, 17.9% in 10+.
- Watch for the growth stalling while the price is rising. That's historically when patient money starts taking profit.
Understanding
Bitcoin Long-Term Holder Supply
Where it stands today
Bitcoin Long-Term Holder Supply is 65% of coins as of .
Who counts as a patient holder?
Every Bitcoin has a last-moved date. Coins that haven't moved in over a year belong to people who have sat through big ups and downs without selling, the steadiest owners on the network.
What does a growing share mean?
When their share of all Bitcoin keeps rising, coins are leaving active trading and going into long-term storage. Less available supply, with steady demand, tends to help prices rise.
What does a shrinking share mean?
When their share falls, especially while price is rising, it usually means long-patient owners are cashing in. In past cycles a sharp, sustained drop here showed up close to major tops.
How deep does the patience go?
The deepest end of this group, coins untouched for five years or more, barely moves at all. The patience spectrum on the page shows where the weight actually sits.
The numbers
behind the chart
What does the current reading show?
Held a year or longer: the latest reading is 64.61%, on . The highest reading since is 70.54% on ; the lowest is 30.09% on .
Coins held: the latest reading is 12,994,454 BTC, on . The highest reading since is 13,795,094 BTC on ; the lowest is 2,409,791 BTC on .
Profit locked in: the latest reading is $142.37M, on . The highest reading since is $9.72B on ; the lowest is $0 on .
Losses given up: the latest reading is $189.34M, on . The highest reading since is $6.08B on ; the lowest is $0 on .
Coins moved: the latest reading is 9,259 BTC, on . The highest reading since is 353,314 BTC on ; the lowest is 0 BTC on .
Held a year or longer is recorded daily from 1 Jan 2012. The coins held, the profit and loss and the coins moved are recorded daily from 1 Jan 2012. Profit, losses and coins moved are each day’s totals. Month-end values use the last reading on or before that date. A transfer records movement, not necessarily a sale.
What are the latest, highest and lowest readings?
| Measure | Latest | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Held a year or longer | 64.61% | 70.54% | 30.09% |
| Coins held | 12,994,454 BTC | 13,795,094 BTC | 2,409,791 BTC |
| Profit locked in | $142.37M | $9.72B | $0 |
| Losses given up | $189.34M | $6.08B | $0 |
| Coins moved | 9,259 BTC | 353,314 BTC | 0 BTC |
How do the readings compare with earlier dates?
| Reference date | Held a year or longer | Coins held | Profit locked in | Losses given up | Coins moved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month ago | 63.15% | 12,691,212 BTC | $253.59M | $57.47M | 10,648 BTC |
| 3 months ago | 62.19% | 12,480,935 BTC | $146.98M | $308.18M | 14,865 BTC |
| 6 months ago | 60.02% | 12,020,042 BTC | $88.92M | $7.12M | 2,725 BTC |
| 1 year ago | 60.9% | 12,147,230 BTC | $387.20M | $0 | 6,731 BTC |
| 2 years ago | 64.08% | 12,675,557 BTC | $1.53B | $0 | 25,396 BTC |
What was the reading at each month’s end?
| Reading date | Held a year or longer | Coins held | Profit locked in | Losses given up | Coins moved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64.01% | 12,870,855 BTC | $180.41M | $38.17M | 7,475 BTC | |
| 63.25% | 12,707,513 BTC | $188.43M | $325.39M | 14,399 BTC | |
| 62.68% | 12,584,261 BTC | $106.68M | $75.67M | 5,275 BTC | |
| 62.44% | 12,527,813 BTC | $982.14M | $452.11M | 50,786 BTC | |
| 61.67% | 12,364,856 BTC | $67.91M | $208.41M | 9,681 BTC | |
| 60.67% | 12,155,500 BTC | $45.75M | $22.41M | 2,454 BTC | |
| 59.84% | 11,981,216 BTC | $78.37M | $70.53M | 7,838 BTC | |
| 59.59% | 11,923,262 BTC | $352.96M | $51.67M | 14,870 BTC | |
| 59.32% | 11,861,704 BTC | $33.06M | $19.90M | 1,592 BTC | |
| 59.22% | 11,834,343 BTC | $254.93M | $30.55M | 7,763 BTC | |
| 59.17% | 11,815,810 BTC | $246.72M | $91.32M | 14,879 BTC | |
| 58.52% | 11,677,274 BTC | $116M | $212.45K | 2,954 BTC | |
| 60.99% | 12,163,234 BTC | $594.51M | $0 | 9,206 BTC | |
| 60.76% | 12,108,761 BTC | $979.92M | $0 | 11,755 BTC | |
| 61.08% | 12,162,741 BTC | $314.52M | $0 | 3,689 BTC | |
| 61.4% | 12,217,938 BTC | $466.50M | $0 | 5,452 BTC | |
| 62.19% | 12,367,091 BTC | $1.86B | $0 | 23,116 BTC | |
| 62.1% | 12,341,728 BTC | $187.41M | $0 | 2,490 BTC | |
| 63.2% | 12,549,857 BTC | $383.21M | $0 | 8,848 BTC | |
| 63.49% | 12,598,422 BTC | $408.91M | $0 | 8,172 BTC | |
| 62.06% | 12,306,211 BTC | $505.94M | $0 | 10,037 BTC | |
| 61.93% | 12,272,886 BTC | $256.83M | $0 | 3,181 BTC | |
| 62.1% | 12,297,701 BTC | $1.30B | $0 | 18,813 BTC | |
| 63.16% | 12,499,114 BTC | $298.45M | $0 | 4,156 BTC |
Source: Maketo’s daily record of how long every coin has sat still, and of what the coins on each side of the one-year line did when they moved. Reading for .