On July 24, Chris Kuiper, head of research at Fidelity Digital Assets, shared in a post on X that 35 public companies each hold more than 1,000 Bitcoin
At the end of the first quarter of 2025, only 24 companies had reached this level, which indicates a rise in corporate adoption.
These holdings are valued at over $116 billion. According to Kuiper, the purchases are no longer limited to a few large players, as more companies are entering the market.
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This increase comes after US President Donald Trump issued an executive order outlining the idea of a federal Bitcoin reserve. While the order did not require any immediate action, it appears to have encouraged more companies to consider Bitcoin for their balance sheets.
The shift is also reflected in the number of public firms that hold Bitcoin in any amount. Data from BitcoinTreasuries.NET shows that 278 publicly traded companies report Bitcoin holdings.
In total, public firms added 134,456 BTC in the second quarter of 2025, which represents a 35% increase from the 99,857 BTC added in the first quarter. This indicates that not only are more companies buying Bitcoin, but the overall volume of purchases is also rising.
Meanwhile, Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad, recently warned that the rise in Bitcoin, gold, and silver prices might soon come to an end. Why? Read the full story.
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