{"id":10876,"date":"2025-09-16T14:22:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/fidelity-digital-assets-forecasts-42-bitcoin-illiquid-supply-by-2032\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T14:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:22:10","slug":"fidelity-digital-assets-forecasts-42-bitcoin-illiquid-supply-by-2032","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/fidelity-digital-assets-forecasts-42-bitcoin-illiquid-supply-by-2032\/","title":{"rendered":"Fidelity Digital Assets forecasts 42% Bitcoin illiquid supply by 2032"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Fidelity Digital Assets projects that 8.3 million BTC, or 42% of the Bitcoin supply, will be illiquid by 2032.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_d1dfb29584ad286195d0d572ccc7718a\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fidelity Digital Assets projects that 42% of the BTC supply will be illiquid by 2023<\/li>\n<li>Public companies and long-term holders will likely account for the majority of these holdings<\/li>\n<li>If the projections are true, they will have a significant impact on the price of Bitcoin<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin may become scarcer than ever, according to investment giant Fidelity. On Tuesday, September 16, Fidelity Digital Assets published a report on the potential state of the Bitcoin market in the coming years. According to the report, about 8.3 million BTC, or 42% of the current Bitcoin supply, may be in the hands of holders who are not looking to sell.<\/p>\n<p>The largest contributors to the growth of this illiquid supply are long-term holders and public firms. Notably, Fidelity Digital Assets <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fidelitydigitalassets.com\/research-and-insights\/bitcoins-illiquid-supply-new-era-investors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">noted<\/a> that the supply of Bitcoin that hasn\u2019t been moved for seven or more years is steadily increasing. This figure currently stands at more than 350,000 Bitcoin (BTC).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Quarterly net change and total supply of Bitcoin balances that did not decrease in seven years | Source: Fidelity Digital Assets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public companies are increasingly buying up Bitcoin <\/h2>\n<p>Public companies are another significant contributor to the illiquid supply. Their holdings have accelerated since the fourth quarter of 2024 and currently stand at more than 830,000 BTC. Moreover, the vast majority of these holdings, according to Fidelity Digital Assets, is concentrated among the top 30 holders.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758032526_48_Fidelity-Digital-Assets-forecasts-42-Bitcoin-illiquid-supply-by-2032.png\" alt=\"Total number of BTC held by public companies\" class=\"wp-image-14416026\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Total number of BTC held by public companies | Source: Fidelity Digital Assets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Both public companies and long-term holders have contributed to positive price pressure on Bitcoin. Moreover, the value of their combined holdings has more than doubled since the same time last year.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming the same rate of accumulation over the past 10 years continues, Fidelity Digital Assets projects that 42% of all Bitcoin could be illiquid by 2032. Still, the report cautions that these trends may change. Specifically, in July 2025, holders sold 80,000 \u201cancient Bitcoin,\u201d which had been held for more than 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fidelity Digital Assets projects that 8.3 million BTC, or 42% of the Bitcoin supply, will be illiquid by 2032. 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