Behind closed doors, governments have become the biggest #Bitcoin whales.

The latest reports show that the United States now holds around 325,000 #Bitcoins, after seizing 127,000 #Bitcoins belonging to a Chinese national; the equivalent of over $34 billion, or about 1.55% of all mineable #Bitcoins!

The United Kingdom is in second place with over 61,000 #Bitcoins.

Next in line are the Royal Family of the Emirates with around 6,465 #Bitcoins and the Kingdom of Bhutan with 6,370 #Bitcoins, both of which have been added to their reserves through mining. El Salvador is in fifth place with 6,354 #Bitcoins.

Even North Korea, despite cashing out most of its hacked assets, still holds around 800 #Bitcoins.

The reality is that governments are now playing in #Bitcoin’s shoes. This is happening much sooner than expected.

#Bitcoin is slowly becoming the digital gold of governments; a currency that was once supposed to challenge governments is now sitting comfortably in their coffers.