Bitcoin Held By Listed Companies Surged 16% In Q1

Bitcoin held by listed companies surged more than 16% to 688,000 BTC in the first quarter, fueled by 12 new entrants, while Strategy and Metaplanet disclosed additional purchases yesterday.

Bitwise said in an April 14 post on X that listed companies added 95,431 BTC to their books in the last quarter. The total dollar value of the holdings increased by 2.2% to $56.7 billion with BTC trading at $82,445 at the time of the report.

Twelve Firms Buy Bitcoin For The First Time

In addition to the amount of Bitcoin held by publicly-traded companies increasing, the number of firms holding BTC also rose, Bitwise added. 

In the first quarter of the year, 12 companies purchased the leading crypto for the first time, pushing the total number of corporate Bitcoin holders to 79.

Hong Kong-based construction firm Ming Shing was the largest first-time buyer in Q1 of 2025 after it bought 833 BTC. Its holdings were accumulated through two purchases. The first, which saw the firm buy 500 BTC, was in January. The remaining 333 BTC was bought  in February.

YouTube competitor Rumble was the next biggest first-time Bitcoin buyer in the first quarter with its purchase of 188 BTC in March.

Metaplanet And Strategy Add To Their Bitcoin Stockpiles

While new companies join the list of corporate Bitcoin holders, Japan-based Metaplanet and Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) have added to their massive BTC stockpiles.

Metaplanet announced yesterday that it bought another 319 BTC at an average price of $82,770 per coin. This boosted its total holdings to 4,525 BTC. 

Similarly, corporate BTC reserve pioneer Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), also announced another Bitcoin buy yesterday. The latest acquisition saw the firm purchase 3,459 BTC at an average price of $82,618 per Bitcoin.

$MSTR has acquired 3,459 BTC for ~$285.8 million at ~$82,618 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 11.4% YTD 2025. As of 4/13/2025, @Strategy holds 531,644 $BTC acquired for ~$35.92 billion at ~$67,556 per bitcoin. https://t.co/IUbf4TFD3d

— Michael Saylor (@saylor) April 14, 2025

The Bitcoin price has climbed more than 1% in the last 24 hours to trade at $85,488.72 as of 1:11 a.m. EST.

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