- MSTR’s Bitcoin holdings rose from 58% to 77% in just five years.
- Other companies are increasing their Bitcoin reserves, but MSTR dominates.
- Strategy’s Bitcoin dominance raises questions about future corporate adoption.
Publicly traded companies now hold over 700,000 bitcoins, with Strategy (MSTR) ruling these holdings at 77%. MSTR, by March 2025, has increased its Bitcoin reserves, making a vast share of the total corporate holdings. The growth of Bitcoin holdings among public companies is a change from their acceptance and strategy concerning cryptocurrency in the corporate arena in recent years.
From the year 2017, when its cryptocurrency ownership was almost nonexistent, to 2025, when it became the frontrunner, MSTR's stunning growing share is very clear. In fact, Strategy's increasing stake in Bitcoin is evidence of increasing institutional activity in the cryptocurrency space. Public companies now putting Bitcoin in their asset portfolios make one wonder if the other firms should follow the trend or remain shy.
MSTR’s Strategy for Accumulating Bitcoins
MSTR's influence on the Bitcoin market started in 2020, when it focused on significant buyouts of Bitcoins. The company's total Bitcoin holdings surged annually from 2020 onwards. With continuous strategic investment in digital assets, MSTR will control 77% of the public companies’ Bitcoin holdings by 2025.
From 2020 to 2025, MSTR's share of Bitcoin stuffed jumped hugely from 58% to 77%. The strategy of this purchase would supplement MSTR's overall entity program to entrench Bitcoin into the business model. The growing accumulation of the company shows its optimistic opinion regarding Bitcoin's future and reveals a broader institutional trend transforming financial portfolios.
Accumulating bitcoins by Strategy signals a change in attitudes towards cryptocurrencies among big corporations. Corporations are now becoming convinced of the value of keeping Bitcoin for the future in such a way that some are now considering it as a portion of their treasury reserves. This is generating ripples into other industries and could even stir up adoption further.
The Competitive Landscape: MSTR vs Other Companies
Although MSTR is at the front of the race, it isn't the only company joining it in this sprint for Bitcoin ownership. Over the years, the percentage ownership of Bitcoin by companies other than MSTR has steadily grows. MSTR's major dominance of the market has not deterred other companies from making inroads into the Bitcoin space. By 2025, public companies will have owned more than 700,000 BTC cumulatively, while MSTR's stake has grown substantially over the years.
In 2021, MSTR owned 64% of the Bitcoin from public companies, which rose to 75% by the end of 2024. While other institutional players, including BlackRock, UBS, and State Street, have already included Bitcoin in their investment portfolios, it has become evident that the market is not limited to Strategy. MSTR, however outrageous as it may sound, is still unrivaled based on steadily increasing share ownership despite all competition.
Interestingly, the percentage of Bitcoin owned by companies other than MSTR has also shown an increasing slope of the curve. Nevertheless, even with this addition, MSTR's hegemony has not waned. By 2025, an MSTR market share of 77% would show above-normal superiority with an institutional dimension with tendency towards smallness.