UAE royal family amasses $454M in bitcoin

The UAE’s royal family has accumulated bitcoin holdings worth approximately $454 million, according to LMAX citing data from Arkham.

The country’s mining strategy dates back to 2022, when Citadel Mining, an entity linked to Abu Dhabi’s royal family, launched large-scale operations on Al Reem Island. The push intensified in 2023, when Marathon Digital Holdingspartnered with Abu Dhabi-based Zero Two to build 250 megawatts of immersion-cooled mining capacity — one of the largest disclosed industrial deployments in the region.

Arkham’s latest update also revised earlier estimates. In August 2025, the firm had attributed roughly 9,300 BTC in mined bitcoin to the UAE and reported that about 6,300 BTC remained in reserve, placing the country fourth among government entities with verified on-chain holdings.

Current data indicates that UAE Royal Group controls around 6,782 BTC, representing roughly 0.03% of bitcoin’s total supply. The holdings translate into about $344 million in unrealized profit, excluding energy costs.