BITCOIN HELD BY GOVERNMENTS
Which governments hold Bitcoin?
Every government that has published how much Bitcoin it holds, how it came to hold the coins, and the combined total day by day.
Bitcoin held by the governments that publish a figure
The line starts on May 13, 2024, the first day a government on this page published a figure. It moves only when one of them publishes a new total. Each government counts from its own first figure, so the line jumps by that state's whole holding on the day it joins. The dashed marks are those days, and they are not purchases.
Right now
The two governments that publish a figure hold 68,824 Bitcoin between them, worth $5.5 billion.
That is 0.342% of the Bitcoin already created. Counted as of Nov 5, 2026, each state at its own most recent published figure. The United Kingdom's own figure is rounded to the nearest 1,000 Bitcoin, so the combined total carries that rounding.
Did they buy it?
Mostly not. Of these coins, 89% were seized by the state and 11% were bought as a reserve.
These are not the same kind of holding. A reserve is bought to be kept, while coins taken in a case are the state's only until a court says otherwise.
What if you count estimates?
Counting the United States as an estimate, governments hold between about 196,000 and 318,000 Bitcoin.
That state publishes no total, so its range is worked out from court and government records. It is a best reading of those records, not a figure the state has confirmed, which is why the total above leaves it out.
Has the total been growing?
The published totals rose by 27 Bitcoin in the last thirty days.
Measured on what was published in that window, so a purchase or a sale a state has not published yet is not in it.
How old are these figures?
Each state publishes on its own schedule. The oldest figure here is the United Kingdom's, 402 days ago; the most recent is El Salvador's, 3 days ago.
A figure stays in the total until the state that published it publishes another. The table below dates every one.
What are they worth?
$5.5 billion, with Bitcoin at $80,441 on Nov 4, 2026.
None of these figures says what the coins cost, so this page gives no average price and no gain on paper. A seized holding has no purchase price at all.
Has a government ever stopped holding?
Yes. Germany no longer holds any Bitcoin.
Seized coins do not always stay put. Once a court allows it the state can sell them or pay them back to the victims of the crime, and a state that has parted with every coin is named here rather than dropped from the page.
Who is not counted?
The total counts only the governments that have said how many coins they hold.
The United States publishes no total, so it is shown further down with a range worked out from court and government records, marked as an estimate and kept out of that total.
The governments
Every state that
published a figure
| Government | Bitcoin held | Share of mined supply | Figure published | Read from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdomseized by the state | 61,000 | 0.303% | Sep 29, 2025 | official figuresreported, rounded to the nearest 1,000, read by hand |
| El Salvadorbought as a reserve | 7,824.374 | 0.039% | Nov 2, 2026 | official figuresreported |
Bought as a reserve. The state chose to buy these coins and keep them.
Seized by the state. The state took these coins in a criminal case and holds them until a court decides what happens to them. They can still be sold, or paid out to the victims of the crime.
These governments hold 68,824 Bitcoin between them. That total is counted in everything Maketo tracks and left out of the company total on the treasury hub, which is why the two figures differ.
Estimates
States that publish no figure
| Government | Bitcoin held | Worked out | Read from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Statesseized by the state | Estimate: 127,000 to 249,000 | Sep 25, 2026 | US Justice Department, 14 Oct 2025Court filing to take the coins, US court in New York, 14 Oct 2025US prosecutors in New York, 14 Apr 2023Court order, US court in San Francisco, 25 Mar 2022US Supreme Court case record, 7 Oct 2024 |
Understanding
Government Bitcoin Holdings
Where it stands today
Government Bitcoin Holdings is 68,824 BTC, counted on , and the newest figure in that count is dated .
How does a government come to hold Bitcoin?
In two very different ways. A few states chose to buy Bitcoin and keep it, the way a country keeps gold. Far more of it was taken from criminals: coins seized by police in fraud, theft or drug cases, which the state holds until a court decides what happens to them.
Are seized coins really the government's?
Not in the way a reserve is. The state holds them, but a court can order them sold, or paid back to the people the crime took them from. That is why this page keeps bought and seized coins apart, and why a large seized holding can shrink quickly.
Why does the line jump?
Each government counts from the day it first said how much it holds, so on that day the line rises by its whole holding. That is the count growing, not a state buying. Any other step is a government publishing a new total.
How old is each figure?
Every state publishes on its own schedule. One may update its total daily, another may have given a single figure after a court case and said nothing since. The table dates each figure, and a figure stays in the total until that state publishes another.
Why do some governments show a range?
A government is counted in the total only once it has said how many coins it holds. Where a state has never published a number but court and government records show roughly what it holds, this page gives a range instead, marks it as an estimate and keeps it out of the total. A range is a best reading of those records, not a figure the state has confirmed. How these figures are put together.
The numbers
behind the chart
What does the current reading show?
Bitcoin held: the latest reading is 68,824 BTC, on . The highest reading since is 68,824 BTC on ; the lowest is 5,750 BTC on .
Each reading is the combined holding of the governments that publish a figure, on that day. A published total stays where it is until the state that published it publishes another.
What are the latest, highest and lowest readings?
| Measure | Latest | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin held | 68,824 BTC | 68,824 BTC | 5,750 BTC |
How do the readings compare with earlier dates?
| Reference date | Bitcoin held |
|---|---|
| 1 month ago | 68,795 BTC |
| 3 months ago | 68,734 BTC |
| 6 months ago | 68,643 BTC |
| 1 year ago | 67,372 BTC |
| 2 years ago | 5,926 BTC |
What was the reading at each month’s end?
| Reading date | Bitcoin held |
|---|---|
| 68,821 BTC | |
| 68,791 BTC | |
| 68,760 BTC | |
| 68,730 BTC | |
| 68,699 BTC | |
| 68,669 BTC | |
| 68,638 BTC | |
| 68,607 BTC | |
| 68,576 BTC | |
| 68,549 BTC | |
| 68,518 BTC | |
| 68,487 BTC | |
| 67,367 BTC | |
| 67,336 BTC | |
| 6,285 BTC | |
| 6,255 BTC | |
| 6,224 BTC | |
| 6,194 BTC | |
| 6,162 BTC | |
| 6,133 BTC | |
| 6,092 BTC | |
| 6,052 BTC | |
| 6,004 BTC | |
| 5,951 BTC |
Keep exploring
Source: Each government's own published figure, read by Maketo. Each estimate is worked out by Maketo from the court and government records linked beside it. Values use Bitcoin at $80,441 on Nov 4, 2026. Reading for .