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February 13, 2026, 12:01:50 PM
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This post presents a structured analysis of BTC distribution and the geopolitical implications.

Government Bitcoin Holdings (February 2026)

  • Total Governments Tracked: 10
  • Total BTC Held: 646,681 BTC
  • Share of 21M Supply: 3.08%
  • Top 3 Dominance: 89.6% 

BTC Holdings Breakdown

United States 
BTC: 328,372 
% of Supply: 1.56% 
Share of Government Holdings: 50.8%

China 
BTC: 190,000 
% of Supply: 0.91% 
Share: 29.4%

United Kingdom 
BTC: 61,245 
% of Supply: 0.29%

Ukraine 
BTC: 46,351 
% of Supply: 0.22%

El Salvador 
BTC: 7,560 
% of Supply: 0.04%

United Arab Emirates 
BTC: 6,420 
% of Supply: 0.03%

Bhutan 
BTC: 5,600 
% of Supply: 0.03%

North Korea 
BTC: 803 
% of Supply: negligible

Venezuela 
BTC: 240 
% of Supply: negligible

Finland 
BTC: 90 
% of Supply: negligible

Top 3 countries: : United States + China + United Kingdom

Together they control nearly 90% of all government BTC.

Gap Analysis – US vs China

Difference between the top two sovereign holders: 138,372 BTC

Based on data from https://cryip.co/global-governments-bitcoin-holdings.
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February 13, 2026, 12:15:28 PM
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and what would you like to make from it? Smiley

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February 13, 2026, 02:35:51 PM
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and what would you like to make from it? Smiley

Mainly to highlight how governments are positioning themselves with Bitcoin. It’s interesting to see how much BTC sovereign holders control and what that could mean for future regulation and adoption.
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Today at 09:10:53 AM
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While it's quite important obviously to know the rate in supply of it, it's also important to realize the size difference between nations as well. Like for example USA and China are huge, so for them it's nothing, whereas El Salvador is tiny so for them that's huge. Venezuela holds very small, and yet that means more to them than what Finland is holding etc.

Smaller nations should put more emphasis on this, because for them this could be a way to level the playing field on the financial markets. I am expecting that more countries to be joining here and I was thinking like $100k price level would be more than enough for the rest of countries to be convinced but probably sustaining price above $100k and then testing $200k or $1m may trigger what we do dream.

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Today at 12:55:41 PM
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While it's quite important obviously to know the rate in supply of it, it's also important to realize the size difference between nations as well. Like for example USA and China are huge, so for them it's nothing, whereas El Salvador is tiny so for them that's huge. Venezuela holds very small, and yet that means more to them than what Finland is holding etc.

Smaller nations should put more emphasis on this, because for them this could be a way to level the playing field on the financial markets. I am expecting that more countries to be joining here and I was thinking like $100k price level would be more than enough for the rest of countries to be convinced but probably sustaining price above $100k and then testing $200k or $1m may trigger what we do dream.

You’re right, but size matters.

For big countries like the US or China, Bitcoin is a small part of their economy. But for small countries, even a small amount of BTC can make a big difference.

If Bitcoin stays above $100K for a while, more governments might start taking it seriously.

The big question is: Will countries buy before it hits $100K… or only after it feels safe above that level?
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Today at 01:06:37 PM
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Some of these countries mentioned here and not even holders of BTC, instead most of them are only imposing Bitcoin because they are being seized from illegal acquisition, but quite alright there are some other countries that we know truly invested and are holding to this time, those that are true holders know themselves and do that only pretends to be holding when they truly don't also know their individual capacity, we only have to be more smarter in other not to let our own bitcoin consistent part of what some government will be holding on to as their investment.
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Today at 01:16:10 PM
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and what would you like to make from it? Smiley

Mainly to highlight how governments are positioning themselves with Bitcoin. It’s interesting to see how much BTC sovereign holders control and what that could mean for future regulation and adoption.


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