ORIGINAL SOURCE
Businesses already own 8% of all bitcoin
Sam Baker · River · 8 Oct 2026
KEY POINTS
- Businesses hold about 1.64 million BTC, which the article puts at 7.8% of supply.
- They added 193,000 BTC in 2026 so far, with spending down about two-thirds from the same point in 2025.
- Strategy holds about 848,000 BTC, more than half of the business total.
- The article also covers payment acceptance and a September 2026 survey of River's business clients.
River reports that businesses were the largest buyers of bitcoin again in 2026, though buying slowed sharply compared with 2025. It breaks out treasury companies, miners and large public holders, and tracks how many businesses accept bitcoin for payments.
The article closes with results from a survey of River's own business customers on how much they hold and what concerns them, with accounting and tax treatment the most common.
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