Golden Finance reported that as of September 1, 2024, Beijing time, BlackRock's IBIT has become the world's largest institutional holder of Bitcoin, with an astonishing 357,509 Bitcoin in its possession. On this list, MicroStrategy surpassed Grayscale's GBTC (225,671 Bitcoin) with 226,500 Bitcoin to take the second place. Fidelity's FBTC ETF is fourth with 178,349 Bitcoin, while Tether ranks fifth with 75,354 Bitcoin. Other significant institutional holders include ARK Invest/21 Shares' ARKB (37,147 Bitcoin) and mining company Marathon Digital (25,000 Bitcoin).