China seized — held
190,000BTC
$15,716,610,000 · 0.957% of supply · as of 2024-12-31
Holdings comprise BTC seized in PlusToken and related fraud cases. Held by Chinese state agencies. No public strategic-reserve framework and no recent on-chain confirmation; figure is a widely cited estimate.
Highest-uncertainty data point in the Monitor. Treat as estimate, not verified.
Timeline
- 2019-07-01 → presentSeized — held
Sources
- National Crypto Reserves Tracker — CCN (secondary)