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  • Institutional, corporate and sovereign buyers expanded Bitcoin exposure in 2025 despite a steep market retracement.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Eight straight quarters of ETF inflows from US advisers underline sustained structural demand.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • River argues adoption breadth is widening even as price performance lags historical highs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Bitcoin traded at US$64,492 (AU$90,289) in February, almost 50% below its early October all-time high, even as adoption trends strengthened, according to River.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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    There is no bear market in Bitcoin adoption. Bitcoin is down 50% from all-time highs, but adoption is compounding in ways that aren\u2019t affecting the price, yet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    \n River <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    River reported that institutions accumulated approximately 829,000 BTC in 2025, spanning purchases by businesses, governments, funds and ETFs. It added that institutional holdings reached 829,000 BTC overall. The report said these entities represent \u201cmillions of underlying individual investors\u201d accessing Bitcoin via retirement plans, sovereign funds and corporate balance sheets.<\/p>\n

    Related: Anchored in the Past: Why Investors Are Missing Crypto\u2019s Biggest Opportunity<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Adoption Broadens Across Financial Channels<\/h2>\n

    Registered investment advisers allocated about US$1.5 billion (AU$2.1 billion) per quarter into Bitcoin ETFs over the past two years, recording eight consecutive quarters without net outflows. Despite widespread exposure across 29 of the 30 largest US firms, average allocations remain just 0.008%.<\/p>\n

    Businesses were identified as the largest buyer cohort in 2025, adding US$54 billion (AU$75.6 billion) in Bitcoin to balance sheets. Corporate adoption increased 2.5 times year-on-year.<\/p>\n

    At the sovereign level, five nations became new holders, including Luxembourg, Saudi Arabia\u2019s sovereign wealth fund and the Czech Republic\u2019s central bank, bringing the total to 23 countries.<\/p>\n

    River concluded that \u201cBitcoin\u2019s mainstream adoption has not entered a bear market,\u201d arguing that integration across institutions, banks and merchants continues despite weaker price performance.<\/p>\n

    Related: Crypto Fallout Turns Toxic: South Korean Investor Charged in Poisoned Coffee Plot<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

    Bitcoin,Market Analysis,River#Bitcoin #Adoption #Surged #Price #Pullback1772108627<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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