UAE holds $453.8M in mined Bitcoin with $344M gross profit as of February 19, 2026

As of February 19, the United Arab Emirates has mined $453.8 million worth of Bitcoin and is holding these coins with an unrealized gross profit of about $344 million under a no-selling strategy, according to Arkham Intelligence. In contrast, Bhutan, which once accumulated over 13,000 BTC through secret mining, has recently been selling its holdings, including a $22.4 million transfer in the past week. Other nations such as El Salvador and Ethiopia are also scaling state-linked Bitcoin mining and infrastructure efforts.