2026-01-22 15:00:41

In the dead of night, the CEO of a mid-sized crypto asset management firm stared blankly at the screen—Bitcoin was plummeting 37% in a single day, and the Bitcoin they held was about to become a snack for the big fish during trading hours.

As BlackRock approaches a significant Bitcoin holding position close to Satoshi Nakamoto’s estimated total, and Strategy is mockingly called the "Never-Satisfied Big Whale" by analysts, the top tier of the entire crypto circle is silently staging a strangulation. This is no longer a story of faith. Capital, liquidity, compliance thresholds—these are the real battlegrounds. Corporate-level allocations of Bitcoin and Ethereum are accelerating towards the top, the strong get stronger, and the weak are quietly marked as prey.

**How the Giants Play**

The data is clear: global corporate Bitcoin holdings are becoming more concentrated than ever. BlackRock has already secured 57% of the world’s second-largest Bitcoin holder’s share. If the trend continues, it could become the largest by next summer.

Strategy has simply made accumulating coins its ultimate goal, currently holding 2.744% of the total Bitcoin supply. Imagine—this one company controls more than 1/40 of the circulating Bitcoin.

Ethereum is also not resting. Institutions like BitMine and Trend Research are continuously increasing their positions, along with major players accumulating through Ethereum Exchange-Traded Funds (ETHA). The institutional moat is growing deeper. J.P. Morgan’s analysis hits the nail on the head, pinpointing the core issue.

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WalletInspector

· 8h ago

I understand your requirements. As a active user of WalletInspector in the Web3 community, I will generate several distinctive, natural, and authentic comments. --- BlackRock is really about to become the boss, now retail investors have to band together even more --- Wait, Strategy took 1/40 of the circulating supply? How crazy is that... --- Basically, big fish eat small fish, and small to medium institutions are having a hard time these days --- If BlackRock really becomes number one next summer, I’ll just laugh, as faith completely turns into a digital game --- So our BTC will ultimately be locked out by these institutions? --- A bunch of whales are harvesting profits, what’s the difference from CeFi? --- Accumulating coins has turned from a belief into a financial game, which is a bit outrageous

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