Corporations Surge as Largest Bitcoin Buyers, 157,000 BTC Acquired

Corporations and businesses have emerged as the largest net buyers of Bitcoin this year, surpassing exchange-traded funds and retail investors. According to new research, firms such as Strategy have purchased more Bitcoin than any other category of investor, with overall corporate holdings growth totaling 157,000 BTC, valued at around $16 billion at current prices. Strategy alone accounts for 77% of this growth, indicating a significant trend among businesses across various industries.

The trend of businesses adopting Bitcoin is not limited to large corporations. Firms across all sectors are recognizing the potential of Bitcoin to change their future and are aligning themselves with the cryptocurrency. This shift is driven by the increasing acceptance of Bitcoin as a legitimate form of payment and the growing interest in digital assets among corporate entities. Companies are seeing the benefits of holding Bitcoin, such as hedging against inflation and diversifying their investment portfolios.

The next largest category of Bitcoin buyers after corporations is exchange-traded funds, which have grown their net Bitcoin holdings by 49,000 BTC, or $5 billion worth. Following that, governments have seen around 19,000 BTC in growth, while retail traders or individuals have experienced a decline of 247,000 in Bitcoin holdings this year. This data highlights the significant role that businesses are playing in the Bitcoin market.

Overall, there has been a 154% growth in business ownership of Bitcoin since 2024. Finance and investment firms are the largest buyers of the asset, with 35.7% of the total, followed by tech firms at 16.8%, and professional and consulting companies at 16.5%. The remainder includes real estate, non-profits, consumer and industrial, healthcare, and energy, agriculture, and transportation firms. This diversification across industries underscores the broad appeal of Bitcoin as an investment and payment option.

Several large corporate purchases have been made recently, with Strategy acquiring 13,390 Bitcoin for $1.34 billion and Metaplanet adding 1,241 BTC to its treasury, surpassing that of El Salvador. Newcomers to the Bitcoin market in 2025 include video streaming platform Rumble, which made its first purchase in March, and investment firm HK Asia Holdings Limited. At least twelve public companies bought Bitcoin for the first time in Q1 2025, with the amount of Bitcoin held on the books of publicly traded companies rising by 16% for the period, and more than 95,000 Bitcoin added to corporate portfolios.

These significant corporate purchases of Bitcoin will put pressure on the supply and demand dynamics, as the supply of Bitcoin is finite and miners can only produce 450 coins per day. Analysts suggest that these purchases could lead to a deflationary effect on Bitcoin, with Strategy accumulating Bitcoin at a faster rate than total miner output, giving the asset a -2.3% annual deflation rate. This trend highlights the growing influence of corporate buyers in shaping the future of Bitcoin's value and adoption.