Mga Wallet na May Kaugnayan sa Royal Family ng UAE, May Hawak na ₱26.3 bilyon ($453 milyon) sa Namina na Bitcoin

Wallets linked to UAE royal family mining operations hold 6,782 BTC worth ₱26.33 billion ($453.6 million), according to onchain analysis by Arkham Intelligence.

The figure marks a sharp revision from Arkham's August 2025 estimate, when the firm projected the UAE had mined 9,300 BTC. Bitcoin traded at higher prices then. At current levels of $66,000 per coin, the holdings represent $344 million in estimated unrealized profit, though that figure excludes electricity and operational costs.

Arkham's latest data shows the UAE-linked wallets are still actively mining, producing 4.2 BTC per day over the past seven days. The wallets last recorded an outflow four months ago. The UAE's accumulation differs from major bitcoin-holding nations like the United States and United Kingdom, which built reserves primarily through law enforcement seizures rather than mining.

Citadel Mining, an entity linked to Abu Dhabi's royal family, established large-scale operations on Al Reem Island in 2022. Marathon Digital Holdings and Abu Dhabi-based Zero Two announced a joint venture in 2023 to deploy 250 megawatts of immersion-cooled bitcoin mining capacity in the emirate.

Beyond direct mining, Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds have poured capital into bitcoin exposure through BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust. Those funds held 12.7 million IBIT shares worth $630.6 million as of December 31, a 46% jump from 8.7 million shares at the end of September. Al Warda Investments, operating under the Abu Dhabi Investment Council and Mubadala, increased its IBIT position from 7.96 million shares in Q3 2025 to 8.22 million shares in Q4. Combined Abu Dhabi investment vehicles held 20 million IBIT shares worth $1.1 billion at year-end, while the UAE's 6,782 BTC represents 0.03% of bitcoin's total supply compared to the United States' 328,000 BTC reserve valued at $22 billion.