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On-chain analysis from Arkham Intelligence sheds light on how the largest bitcoin holders are distributed worldwide in early 2026. The concentration of Bitcoin ownership in 2026 Bitcoin ownership in 2026 remains highly concentrated among a small group of entities. According to Arkham Intelligence, the biggest single owner is still Satoshi Nakamoto, while major exchanges, ETF issuers, governments, and public companies follow behind with substantial reserves. Moreover, this on-chain mapping offers a rare, data-driven snapshot of where the world’s most valuable digital asset is currently held. The report highlights which entities control the largest balances and how these stacks are distributed across different types of wallets and institutions. Satoshi Nakamoto and the largest early mining stash Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, remains the single largest known holder. Arkham’s research attributes 1.096 million BTC, worth approximately $77 billion, to Satoshi based on an early mining pattern known as the Patoshi Pattern. That said, most of these coins have remained dormant for years. Arkham’s data links these holdings to around 22,000 blocks mined in the network’s earliest phase. The associated addresses include the only known wallets from which Satoshi ever spent BTC. However, virtually no movement has been recorded from the vast majority of these wallets in a very long time. Among individual wallet addresses not tied to Satoshi, a Binance cold wallet currently holds the largest single balance. This address contains nearly 250,000 BTC, worth around $17 billion, making it the biggest single-address Bitcoin wallet on record today. Exchanges and ETF issuers as major custodians Coinbase stands out as the largest exchange entity by BTC holdings. Arkham attributes around 982,000 BTC to Coinbase-controlled wallets, or roughly 5% of Bitcoin’s total circulating supply. Binance follows with approximately 655,000 BTC, equal to about 3.3% of supply in its wallets. Moreover, spot Bitcoin…

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