At least twelve publicly traded companies purchased Bitcoin for the first time in the first quarter of 2025, helping to increase the total value of this group’s Bitcoin holdings to approximately $57 billion.
The amount of Bitcoin held by publicly traded companies increased by 16.1% in the first quarter of 2025.
688,000 Bitcoins under Management
In total, there are 688,000 Bitcoins in circulation, and an impressive 95,431 were added in the first quarter of 2025.
In total, these Bitcoins are worth nearly $60 billion at current prices. These are serious sums, although we mustn’t forget that MicroStrategy (now Strategy) is by far the largest, with over 500,000 Bitcoins.
In total, there are now 79 companies with Bitcoin on their balance sheets, and 12 were added in the first quarter of this year.
The largest initial purchase was made in the first quarter of 2025 by Ming Sing, a Hong Kong-based construction company. Its sister company, Lead Benefit, purchased a total of 833 Bitcoin during the first quarter, with an initial purchase of 500 Bitcoin in January, followed by another of 333 BTC in February.
YouTube competitor Rumble also joins the fray
An interesting party, Rumble, has also joined the fray. Rumble is a competitor to YouTube, where right-wing content creators, in particular, are given a platform to express themselves. At the very least, Rumble is a platform where everyone is fundamentally free to say what they want.
The Japanese company Metaplanet also decided to buy the dip. On April 14, it bought another 319 Bitcoin, bringing the company’s total to 4,525 Bitcoin. These coins have a total value of almost $400 million.
This puts Metaplanet at roughly break-even, as it purchased its Bitcoin for approximately $406 million.
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