Over the last six months, corporate digital asset treasuries (DATs) have been a major buyer of Bitcoin, adding a net total of 260,000 BTC to their coffers. This figure dwarfs the estimated 82,000 coins mined within the timeframe, suggesting a sharp rise in the use of Bitcoin as a corporate treasury asset.
Glassnode has reported that public and private companies’ Bitcoin crypto treasuries have jumped from roughly 854,000 BTC to 1.11 million BTC, or a 30% increase in just six months.
The gain is equivalent to some $25 billion at today’s prices, and Strategy, under the leadership of Michael Saylor, controls most of the BTCs with 687,410 BTC, which is approximately $65.5 billion.
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The increase in corporate BTC holdings is greater than the production of BTC, as miners have only been able to produce about 82,000 coins during the period. The excess of demand over supply could create a positive demand-supply situation, which might result in an increase in the price of BTC. With 53,250 BTC or around $5 billion, MARA Holdings is ranked as the second-largest corporate BTC holder.
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Spot BTC exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have the potential to significantly boost this trend. Bitwise’s chief investment officer, Matt Hougan, has even gone as far as to say that the price of BTC could rise sharply in a “parabolic” fashion if demand from ETFs is sustained over time.
The continuous accumulation of BTC by companies will likely result in supply, demand dynamics that are favorable for price increase.
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