The BTC Register

The register

How much bitcoin do governments own?

The 3 government records total 217,143 BTC in older, incomplete estimates dated 31 Dec 2025. These are not current balances or a worldwide total.
Coverage includes only the United States, El Salvador and Bhutan. Other governments, including China and the UK, are not covered because we have no sourced record in this dataset. Omission does not imply zero holdings. Sales, transfers and attribution changes may have altered these estimates.

Recorded government estimates

217,143 BTC

Incomplete coverage · 31 Dec 2025

Government records and their limits

United States (seized / forfeiture)

198,012 BTC

As of · Older, incomplete estimate

An incomplete estimate of seized or forfeited bitcoin. Sales and transfers may have changed the balance.

Source description in the snapshot: Public reporting, incomplete. No direct source URL is supplied in this record.

El Salvador

6,102 BTC

As of · Older, incomplete estimate

An older estimate of sovereign holdings. It has not been refreshed against current government disclosures.

Source description in the snapshot: Government / on-chain trackers, incomplete. No direct source URL is supplied in this record.

Bhutan

13,029 BTC

As of · Older, incomplete estimate

Estimated holdings linked to state-backed mining. Attribution and balances may have changed.

Source description in the snapshot: Public on-chain attribution, incomplete. No direct source URL is supplied in this record.

Frequently asked questions

How much bitcoin is recorded for governments?

The 3 available estimates total 217,143 BTC as of 31 Dec 2025. They are older and incomplete, not a current global total.

Why are China and the UK missing?

The dataset has no sourced record for those governments. We do not estimate or infer their holdings, and absence from this register does not mean they hold no bitcoin.

Are the government holdings updated every Friday?

The site refreshes on Fridays, but these government estimates remain dated 31 Dec 2025. A site refresh does not establish a newer government source date.

See the sources and methodology and how these estimates enter the ownership calculation. Compare company treasuries and fund holdings.