Corporate BTC % of Supply
Aggregated corporate Bitcoin holdings expressed as a percentage of total mined supply, plotted over time. Strategy alone captures the bulk of the corporate share. When combined with ETFs, institutional supply absorption becomes structurally significant.
What is it?
This chart shows what percentage of the total circulating Bitcoin supply major public companies hold, plotted as a time-series area. With Bitcoin's maximum supply capped at 21 million, each company's holdings can be expressed as a fraction of this finite supply. Strategy alone holds the largest single corporate share by a wide margin - a staggering concentration for one entity. The aggregated corporate allocation now means that a meaningful slice of all mined Bitcoin sits on a public company balance sheet. This metric is a direct measure of Bitcoin's progression from a retail-only asset to an institutional treasury standard.
How to read
The chart plots aggregated corporate holdings as a percentage of total circulating supply over time. The y-axis shows the percentage (logarithmic or proportional scale to make smaller variations visible alongside the dominant share). Watch the gap between supply growth (sub-1% annual inflation post-2024 halving) and the corporate absorption slope - when corporate absorption outpaces miner issuance, the structural supply dynamic turns scarce. Vertical markers annotate structural events (MSTR first purchase 2020, Tesla 2021 + 2022 sale, MSTR 21/21 Plan Nov 2024, 400K/600K milestones) - hover for source link.
Key zones
Supply absorption thresholds: • Strategy: by far the single largest non-ETF entity holder, capturing the bulk of the corporate share. • Top 5 companies combined: a small additional layer on top of Strategy. • Aggregate of all corporate holders: a low single-digit percentage of supply that has been climbing structurally. • Key psychological levels to watch: 5% (crossed during the post-ETF accumulation wave), 10% (next major milestone), 21% (would match estimated lost/dormant BTC). • Annual new supply: roughly sub-1% post-2024 halving. If corporate accumulation exceeds this rate, corporates are absorbing more BTC than miners produce - a structurally bullish supply dynamic.
What to observe
Three institutional adoption thresholds frame the chart: 0.5% (material institutional adoption - meaningful corp footprint visible), 1.0% (strong adoption - visible macro impact on supply), 2.0% (macro-significant - depleting available BTC supply). Watch the rate of change: is corporate supply absorption accelerating or decelerating? Crossing the 1% threshold during the post-ETF accumulation wave was a structural shift; approaching 2% would mark a macro-significant regime where corporate accumulation becomes a non-trivial constraint on tradeable supply. Compare corporate absorption against ETF inflows - both compete for the same scarce supply. When corporate buying accelerates simultaneously with ETF inflows, the supply squeeze intensifies. Beyond chart bounds, longer-term psychological milestones to keep in mind: 5% (early institutional maturity), 10% (major structural milestone), 21% (would match estimated permanently lost/dormant BTC).
Historical context
Corporate BTC as a percentage of supply was effectively 0% before August 2020. Strategy's first purchase of 21,454 BTC represented a fraction of a percent of supply at the time. By the end of 2020, corporate holdings approached half a percent. The 1% threshold was crossed in mid-2021. Tesla's purchase in February 2021 alone added a meaningful slice to corporate balance sheets. The 5% milestone was reached during the post-ETF accumulation wave, primarily driven by Strategy's relentless accumulation program (funded through convertible notes, ATM offerings, and preferred stock issuance). The post-halving supply reduction in April 2024 made each new corporate purchase a larger percentage of annual new issuance.
Expert notes
The 'circulating supply' denominator uses the total mined supply (which evolves with each new block toward the theoretical 21M cap). An estimated 3-4 million BTC are considered permanently lost (industry estimates), which means corporate holdings as a percentage of 'active supply' run materially higher than the headline percentage suggests. The calculation does not account for BTC held in ETFs, sovereign reserves, or by private companies (which are not required to disclose). Including ETF holdings would roughly double the institutional percentage. Supply percentage is a snapshot - it does not reflect intraday movements or pending settlements.
Common mistakes to avoid
The percentage is based on total mined supply, not 'available for sale' supply. Much of the circulating supply is illiquid (long-term holders, lost coins). Corporate holdings thus represent a much larger share of the liquid, tradeable supply than the headline percentage suggests. Also, holding a low single-digit percentage of supply does not mean Strategy controls Bitcoin's price - most price discovery happens on the margin with much smaller volumes. Entry value is an average cost basis, not the marginal price paid on the last purchase.
Programmatic access
REST API
curl -sS \
'https://api.trinityinsights.io/api/v1/macro-intelligence/corp-btc-pct-supply/history?days=90' \
-H 'X-API-Key: $TRINITY_API_KEY'MCP server
{
"tool": "get_chart_value",
"metric_id": "corp-btc-pct-supply",
"timeframe": "1y"
}Required tier: pro. See the pricing grid for the tier list and the MCP documentation for multi-client configuration.
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