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The number of Bitcoin addresses holding balances greater than 0.1 BTC has declined over a two-year period for the first time since the cryptocurrency network’s launch in 2009, according to blockchain data reported by Protos.com. Summary The number of Bitcoin addresses holding more than 0.1 BTC declined by 2.3% over two years, marking the first drop since Bitcoin’s launch in 2009. While smaller wallets (holding 0.01 BTC or more) saw only a 0.7% decline, larger wallet balances experienced a sharper decrease. The decline reflects evolving Bitcoin infrastructure, with many investors using intermediaries like ETFs and exchanges, alongside changing security practices reducing the need for large balances in single addresses. The metric dropped from 4,548,107 addresses on December 8, 2023, to 4,443,541 as of this month, representing a 2.3% decline. Prior to this period, the number of addresses holding more than 0.1 BTC increased annually through 2023, according to the report. The data shows the number of unique addresses rose steadily with occasional brief fluctuations lasting a few months, peaking in December 2023. The figure plateaued through most of 2024 before declining to the current two-year low, according to the analysis. By comparison, addresses holding 0.01 BTC or more declined by only 0.7% during the same period, indicating a sharper decrease among wallets with larger balances. The decline comes as the Bitcoin ecosystem has evolved significantly from its early years. Thousands of centralized exchanges, exchange-traded funds, derivatives platforms, treasury companies, and other financial products now provide exposure to Bitcoin’s price, according to industry observers. This infrastructure makes it difficult to determine the actual number of individual investors holding specific amounts of Bitcoin, as assets held by these intermediaries are commingled on-chain. Hardware wallets such as Ledger, Trezor, and Coldcard remain available for direct Bitcoin custody. However, many investors now use ETFs…

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Filed under: News - @ December 8, 2025 11:22 pm