Institutions Accumulated 829,000 BTC Over Past Year as 23 Countries Gain Bitcoin Exposure, River Reports

Institutions accumulated approximately 829,000 BTC over the past year across corporations, governments, investment funds, and exchange-traded products, even as Bitcoin trades about 50% below all-time highs, according to analysis from Bitcoin financial services firm River cited by Cointelegraph. Registered Investment Advisors have been net buyers for eight consecutive quarters, spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded around $1.5 billion in quarterly inflows over the last two years, and corporate Bitcoin investment volumes increased 2.5 times year-over-year. Five additional nations—Luxembourg, Saudi Arabia, the Czech Republic, Brazil, and Taiwan—brought the total number of countries with official Bitcoin exposure to 23 during 2024–2025, while roughly 60% of major U.S. banks are building Bitcoin-related services. River's analysis links the acceleration to clearer regulatory frameworks, standardized accounting treatment, and maturing market infrastructure, suggesting adoption metrics are increasingly decoupling from short-term price movements as institutional and sovereign participation becomes more systematic.