River survey: 49.6 million US adults own Bitcoin, more than own gold
- —US Bitcoin owners outnumber gold owners by roughly 20.8 million people
- —Bitcoin ownership rose from 14.3% to 18.6% of US adults in about six months
- —US public companies hold about 1.24 million BTC, or 93% of corporate holdings worldwide
- —The US government holds roughly 328,000 BTC, valued at over $26 billion
Why it matters: Rising retail ownership and a 42% share of global supply in US hands give American policy outsized influence over Bitcoin.
Source: Crypto Briefing