Public companies expanded their Bitcoin Treasury strategies at a record pace during the second quarter of 2026, purchasing nearly 110,000 BTC, the largest quarterly acquisition ever recorded. The buying total was 1.8 times greater than the combined purchases made across the previous two quarters, highlighting continued corporate interest in Bitcoin as a long-term treasury asset despite ongoing market volatility.
The last purchases increased the total volume of corporate Bitcoin treasuries to more than 1.26 million BTC, which is valued at about $79 billion. Public companies hold over 6% of the total Bitcoin supply of 21 million BTC. It indicates the increasing share of listed companies in the digital asset market and reduces the number of bitcoins available on the market.
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Bitcoin Treasury Demand Outpaces New Supply
The demand from corporations for Bitcoin treasuries has exceeded the rate of production of new Bitcoin. By the beginning of July 2026, public companies added 166,984 BTC into their treasuries. However, Bitcoin miners produced only 81,153 BTC over the period under consideration. Therefore, corporations purchased more than 2 times the volume of the newly minted cryptocurrency.
Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, remained the largest corporate Bitcoin holder with between 843,775 and 847,000 BTC. Although Strategy dominates the industry, the company sold 3,588 BTC recently in late June and early July, when it rarely sells bitcoins and holds the largest Bitcoin reserves among corporations worldwide.
Beyond Strategy, corporate participation is becoming more diversified. Twenty One Capital holds approximately 43,500 BTC, while Metaplanet has accumulated nearly 43,000 BTC. Metaplanet also increased its Bitcoin holdings up to nearly 43,000 BTC. However, Strategy still controls about two-thirds of all corporate treasuries held by publicly listed companies.
Institutional Interest Strengthens Corporate Bitcoin Treasury Growth
The growth rate of Bitcoin treasuries is also driven by institutional demand for Bitcoin via spot ETFs and other financial instruments. Usually, the increased corporate ownership of the cryptocurrency indicates institutional interest in the asset.
Currently, Bitcoin is trading at $63,985 at the point of reporting, gaining 2.39% compared to 24 hours ago, while the volume of transactions on the market over 24 hours amounted to $42.04 billion and the market cap to approximately $1.28 trillion.
Now investors would be observing the next earnings announcements of corporations, their treasuries, the ETFs’ movements, and the activities of miners in order to understand whether the institutional demand will continue outpacing the creation of Bitcoin.
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