$430B Bitcoin Flood: Institutions Set to Hold Over 4.2M BTC by 2026

Institutions are on track to scoop up over 4.2 million BTC by 2026, as explosive capital inflows, sovereign adoption, and yield strategies converge—new research maps unstoppable bitcoin momentum.
From ETF Flows to Sovereign Moves: The Institutional Bitcoin Map for 2026
Bitwise Asset Management and UTXO Management released their first collaborative research report last week, publishing “Forecasting Institutional Flows to Bitcoin in 2025/2026: Exploring the Game Theory of Hyperbitcoinization.” This inaugural joint study presents a data-driven projection of bitcoin’s accelerating institutional adoption and the geopolitical dynamics potentially leading to a structurally higher demand.