# Where wrapped BTC sits, over time

**Question.** Is wrapped BTC moving into use, or into wallets?

**Answer.** Wrapped BTC balances by holder type totals 324,386 BTC across 6 holder types. The largest is Lending markets at 45.3%, followed by Idle wallet balances at 34.6%. The three largest account for 90.0%.

## Latest values (26 Sep 2026)

| Date | Value |
| --- | ---: |
| Lending markets | 147,053 BTC |
| Idle wallet balances | 112,370 BTC |
| Other contracts | 32,414 BTC |
| Bridge escrow | 15,218 BTC |
| Custody, vaults & exchanges | 9,342 BTC |
| DEX liquidity | 7,989 BTC |

## Interpretation

Lending markets and idle wallet balances have been the two largest holder types throughout the period shown, with lending holding the larger of the two on almost every day.

## Data

- Source: Onchain balances and contract labels — Onchain BTC Research
- Coverage: `live` (see the methodology for what this covers)
- Data through: 2026-09-26
- Series as plotted (CSV): /charts/holder-mix/data.csv
- Series as plotted (JSON): /charts/holder-mix/data.json
- Page: /charts/holder-mix

Observations are sampled to the chart's display resolution over the full window, not the underlying daily grain.

- Methodology: /methodology