The U.S. now holds over 200K BTC in a national reserve. Pakistan launched its own reserve in May 2025. El Salvador continues daily accumulation and now holds ~6,000 BTC.
Are we witnessing the start of a global Bitcoin arms race?
A turning point — or a silent takeover?
Your opinions are greatly appreciated!
Paddy man
I think it's all part of the plan to takeover Bitcoin (a silent takeover). We can all be relaxed for now, since governments and institutions combined hold less than 1m BTC. That makes around 4.8% of the circulating supply. The rest is in the hands of exchanges and the people.
Hopefully, we see an increase in self-custodial Bitcoin wallets over the long term. The more people have self-custody of their Bitcoin, the better. This means less power for corporate entities, wealthy investors, and the government, and more power for "We the People". Besides, miners and nodes are still under the control of the community. They're geographically-distributed, effectively making Bitcoin decentralized and censorship-resistant. Let's see if it stays that way forever.