Norway and UAE Sovereign Funds Hit Record Bitcoin Exposure via MSTR and IBIT

Norway and UAE Sovereign Funds Accumulate Bitcoin via MSTR and BlackRock ETFs

Sovereign wealth funds from Norway and the UAE are accumulating Bitcoin via MicroStrategy and BlackRock, while exchanges pivot to diversified revenue models and ancient whales realize massive gains.

Norway and UAE Boost Wealth Funds via MSTR and BlackRock - Invest In Crypto News

Global oil giants Norway (the 12th-largest global oil producer) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE; the 9th-largest global oil producer) are increasingly exposing their sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) to Bitcoin (BTC). Norway state-owned fund invests in Bitcoin A recent disclosure shows that Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, also known as the “Oil Fund,” increased its Bitcoin exposure by 21.2% in H1 2026, and by 60.5% in the past year.  Mana…

Norway and UAE Sovereign Funds Hit Record Bitcoin Exposure via MSTR and IBIT

Two of the world's largest oil-funded sovereign wealth vehicles are accumulating Bitcoin exposure every single reporting period, and neither one meant to.Key takeawaysNorway's NBIM holds a record 11,549 BTC in indirect exposure as of H1 2026, the sixth consecutive reporting period of growth, driven almost entirely by its Strategy equity stake, per K33 Research.Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Investment Company raised its BlackRock IBIT position to 14.7 mil…