BTCS Inc. (BTCS) shareholders
BTCSNasdaqFinance ServicesFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 12, 2026Score 7/3054% below fair value
$0.91+0.01 (+0.98%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $47.69MP/E –Yield –
Ownership
Institutional holdings as of Jun 30, 2026, from 13F filings
Held by institutions
15.6%
8M of 52M shares
Institutional holders
53
12 new, 14 sold out
Net institutional buying
-2M
In Q2 2026
Insider trades, 12 months
3 buys · 6 sales
Net sold $550.69K
Shares held by institutions
Holders of more than 5%
Latest Schedule 13D (active) or 13G (passive) filed by each holder
| Holder | Shares | % of class | Filing | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pemble Brian James | 2,694,023 | 5.60% | 13G (passive) | Sep 8, 2025 |
Top institutional holders
13F holdings as of Jun 30, 2026
| Holder | Shares | % of BTCS | Value | Change | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 1,362,751 | 2.60% | $1.51M | −415,282 | 0.00% |
| Millennium Management LLC | 1,128,350 | 2.15% | $1.25M | +663,721 | 0.00% |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 1,058,530 | 2.02% | $1.17M | +1,430 | 0.00% |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 773,051 | 1.47% | $858.09K | +15,562 | 0.00% |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | 626,136 | 1.19% | $695.01K | +120,409 | 0.00% |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 522,653 | 1.00% | $580.14K | +239,762 | 0.00% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 432,434 | 0.82% | $480.24K | −658,564 | 0.00% |
| UBS Group AG | 348,795 | 0.66% | $387.16K | −9,087 | 0.00% |
| Hrt Financial LP | 261,744 | 0.50% | $290.00K | New | 0.00% |
| Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co | 261,081 | 0.50% | $289.80K | +45,709 | 0.00% |
| State Street Corp | 160,000 | 0.30% | $177.60K | −2,369,595 | 0.00% |
| Invesco Ltd. | 139,308 | 0.27% | $154.63K | +48,885 | 0.00% |
| XTX Topco Ltd | 138,057 | 0.26% | $153.24K | +83,350 | 0.00% |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | 118,965 | 0.23% | $132.05K | −31,716 | 0.00% |
| Susquehanna International Group, Llp | 110,417 | 0.21% | $122.56K | −16,709 | 0.00% |
| Gsa Capital Partners Llp | 100,891 | 0.19% | $112.00K | New | 0.01% |
| Northern Trust Corp | 82,393 | 0.16% | $91.46K | −68,470 | 0.00% |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 79,149 | 0.15% | $87.86K | −5,245 | 0.00% |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 72,044 | 0.14% | $79.97K | −1,602 | 0.00% |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 56,091 | 0.11% | $62.26K | New | 0.00% |
Institutional buying and selling by quarter
Positions opened, added to, reduced and closed by 13F filers
| Quarter | Holders | Shares held | % of shares | New / added | Reduced / closed | Shares bought | Shares sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 53 | 8M | 15.6% | 12 / 15 | 17 / 14 | 2M | 4M |
| Q1 2026 | 55 | 10M | 19.9% | 17 / 12 | 16 / 17 | 3M | 2M |
| Q4 2025 | 57 | 11M | 20.8% | 21 / 19 | 7 / 8 | 6M | 0M |
| Q3 2025 | 44 | 6M | 10.8% | 21 / 12 | 4 / 7 | 5M | 0M |
| Q2 2025 | 30 | 1M | 2.1% | 12 / 6 | 1 / 5 | 0M | 0M |
| Q1 2025 | 23 | 1M | 1.3% | 6 / 5 | 1 / 3 | 0M | 0M |
| Q4 2024 | 21 | 1M | 1.7% | 6 / 6 | 3 / 9 | 0M | 0M |
| Q3 2024 | 25 | 1M | 1.3% | 6 / 1 | 5 / 4 | 0M | 0M |
| Q2 2024 | 23 | 1M | 1.2% | 4 / 7 | 1 / 3 | 0M | 0M |
| Q1 2024 | 22 | 1M | 1.0% | 2 / 4 | 4 / 7 | 0M | 0M |
| Q4 2023 | 27 | 1M | 1.1% | 7 / 5 | 3 / 0 | 0M | 0M |
| Q3 2023 | 20 | 1M | 1.0% | 4 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 0M | 0M |
Top mutual fund and ETF holders
Latest monthly portfolio reports (Form N-PORT)
23 funds held BTCS in Q1 2026, 92% of their shares through ETFs. Each fund counts once per quarter, from its quarter-end report.
| Fund | Shares | % of BTCS | Value | % of fund | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 930,294 | 1.77% | $1.03M | 0.00% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Global X Blockchain ETF | 523,952 | 1.00% | $822.60K | 0.21% | May 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | 398,858 | 0.76% | $442.73K | 0.00% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Fidelity Extended Market Index Fund | 202,590 | 0.39% | $318.07K | 0.00% | May 31, 2026 |
| Invesco Alerian Galaxy Crypto Economy ETF | 157,155 | 0.30% | $161.87K | 2.34% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| iShares Micro-Cap ETF | 89,993 | 0.17% | $99.89K | 0.01% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Fidelity Total Market Index Fund | 73,348 | 0.14% | $115.16K | 0.00% | May 31, 2026 |
| WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund | 66,740 | 0.13% | $74.08K | 0.01% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Fidelity Series Total Market Index Fund | 55,707 | 0.11% | $87.46K | 0.00% | May 31, 2026 |
| Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index Fund | 33,030 | 0.06% | $51.86K | 0.00% | May 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Institutional Total Stock Market Index Fund | 20,877 | 0.04% | $23.17K | 0.00% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Invesco Alerian Galaxy Blockchain Users and Decentralized Commerce ETF | 20,344 | 0.04% | $45.57K | 0.96% | Jan 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Balanced Index Fund | 12,722 | 0.02% | $14.12K | 0.00% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF | 9,644 | 0.02% | $15.14K | 0.00% | May 31, 2026 |
| 1290 VT Micro Cap Portfolio | 8,392 | 0.02% | $9.32K | 0.00% | Jun 30, 2026 |
Officers, directors and major owners
People who filed Forms 3, 4 or 5 in the last two years
| Name | Role | Shares owned | % of shares | Latest filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles W. Allen | CEO, Director, 10% owner | 6,847,533 | 13.05% | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Benjamin Henry Hunter | CTO | 1,278,018 | 2.44% | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Michael Edward Prevoznik JR | CFO | 1,652,174 | 3.15% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Manish Paranjape | CTO | 546,971 | 1.04% | Jan 6, 2025 |
| Charles Benjamin Lee | Director | 169,386 | 0.32% | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Christopher J. Janis | Director | 8,504 | 0.02% | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Ashley DeSimone | Director | 82,281 | 0.16% | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Melanie Pump | Director | 65,135 | 0.12% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Michal Handerhan | Director | 1,308,248 | 2.49% | Aug 19, 2025 |
Insider trades
Common stock transactions reported on Form 4, newest first
| Insider | Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Shares after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Benjamin Lee Director | Sep 30, 2026 | Award | +8,504 | – | – | 169,386 |
| Ashley DeSimone Director | Sep 30, 2026 | Award | +8,504 | – | – | 82,281 |
| Christopher J. Janis Director | Sep 30, 2026 | Award | +8,504 | – | – | 8,504 |
| Charles Benjamin Lee Director | Jun 30, 2026 | Award | +11,262 | – | – | 160,882 |
| Ashley DeSimone Director | Jun 30, 2026 | Award | +11,262 | – | – | 73,777 |
| Charles W. Allen CEO, Director, 10% owner | Jun 15, 2026 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −168,000 | $1.22 | $204.96K | 6,844,033 |
| Charles W. Allen CEO, Director, 10% owner | Jun 12, 2026 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −87,000 | $1.15 | $100.05K | 7,012,033 |
| Charles W. Allen CEO, Director | Jun 11, 2026 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −165,000 | $1.11 | $183.15K | 7,099,033 |
| Benjamin Henry Hunter CTO | Jun 10, 2026 | Sale | −10,000 | $1.21 | $12.10K | 1,278,018 |
| Charles W. Allen CEO, Director | Jun 10, 2026 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −150,000 | $1.19 | $178.50K | 7,264,033 |
| Charles W. Allen CEO, Director | Jun 9, 2026 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −105,000 | $1.27 | $133.35K | 7,414,033 |
| Charles Benjamin Lee Director | Mar 31, 2026 | Award | +8,993 | – | – | 149,620 |
| Ashley DeSimone Director | Mar 31, 2026 | Award | +8,993 | – | – | 62,515 |
| Benjamin Henry Hunter CTO | Jan 1, 2026 | Award | +1,049,243 | – | – | 1,288,018 |
| Benjamin Henry Hunter CTO | Jan 1, 2026 | Tax withholding | −11,962 | – | – | 238,775 |
| Benjamin Henry Hunter CTO | Jan 1, 2026 | Award | +54,377 | – | – | 250,737 |
| Michael Edward Prevoznik JR CFO | Jan 1, 2026 | Award | +1,049,243 | – | – | 1,652,174 |
| Michael Edward Prevoznik JR CFO | Jan 1, 2026 | Award | +96,177 | – | – | 624,089 |
| Michael Edward Prevoznik JR CFO | Jan 1, 2026 | Tax withholding | −21,158 | – | – | 602,931 |
| Charles W. Allen CEO, Director | Jan 1, 2026 | Award | +2,696,970 | – | – | 7,519,033 |
| Charles W. Allen CEO, Director | Jan 1, 2026 | Tax withholding | −43,875 | – | – | 4,822,063 |
| Charles W. Allen CEO, Director | Jan 1, 2026 | Award | +199,432 | – | – | 4,865,938 |
| Charles Benjamin Lee Director | Dec 31, 2025 | Award | +4,735 | – | – | 140,627 |
| Melanie Pump Director | Dec 31, 2025 | Award | +4,735 | – | – | 65,135 |
| Ashley DeSimone Director | Dec 31, 2025 | Award | +4,735 | – | – | 53,522 |
| Charles W. Allen CEO, Director | Nov 19, 2025 | Buy | +67,501 | $2.89 | $195.08K | 4,666,506 |
| Charles W. Allen CEO, Director | Nov 19, 2025 | Buy | +3,500 | $2.80 | $9.80K | 4,670,006 |
| Charles W. Allen CEO, Director | Nov 18, 2025 | Buy | +19,499 | $2.90 | $56.55K | 4,599,005 |
| Melanie Pump Director | Sep 30, 2025 | Award | +2,588 | – | – | 60,400 |
| Charles Benjamin Lee Director | Sep 30, 2025 | Award | +2,588 | – | – | 135,892 |
| Ashley DeSimone Director | Sep 30, 2025 | Award | +2,588 | – | – | 48,787 |
| Michal Handerhan Director | Aug 18, 2025 | Returned to company | −333,333 | – | – | 1,308,248 |
| Charles W. Allen CEO, Director | Aug 18, 2025 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −50,000 | $4.77 | $238.50K | 4,579,506 |
| Charles W. Allen CEO, Director | Aug 14, 2025 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −50,000 | $4.13 | $206.50K | 4,629,506 |
| Michal Handerhan COO, Director | Jul 16, 2025 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −112,779 | $6.00 | $676.67K | 1,641,581 |
| Charles W. Allen CEO, Director, 10% owner | Jul 9, 2025 | Option exercise | +508,884 | $1.90 | $966.88K | 4,679,506 |
| Michal Handerhan COO, Director | Jul 9, 2025 | Option exercise | +237,479 | $1.90 | $451.21K | 1,754,360 |
| Michal Handerhan COO, Director | Jul 8, 2025 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −87,221 | $6.04 | $526.81K | 1,516,881 |
| Charles W. Allen CEO, Director, 10% owner | Jul 2, 2025 | Gift | −8,000 | – | – | 4,170,622 |
| Charles Benjamin Lee Director | Jun 30, 2025 | Award | +5,682 | – | – | 133,304 |
| Melanie Pump Director | Jun 30, 2025 | Award | +5,682 | – | – | 57,812 |
| Ashley DeSimone Director | Jun 30, 2025 | Award | +5,682 | – | – | 46,199 |
| Michal Handerhan COO, Director, 10% owner | May 9, 2025 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −150,000 | $3.00 | $450.00K | 1,604,102 |
| Charles W. Allen CEO, Director, 10% owner | Apr 9, 2025 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −65,000 | $1.44 | $93.60K | 4,178,622 |
| Charles W. Allen CEO, Director, 10% owner | Apr 8, 2025 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −50,000 | $1.44 | $72.00K | 4,243,622 |
| Charles W. Allen CEO, Director, 10% owner | Apr 7, 2025 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −85,000 | $1.37 | $116.45K | 4,293,622 |
| Melanie Pump Director | Mar 31, 2025 | Award | +8,334 | $1.50 | $12.50K | 52,130 |
| Ashley DeSimone Director | Mar 31, 2025 | Award | +8,334 | $1.50 | $12.50K | 40,517 |
| Charles Benjamin Lee Director | Mar 31, 2025 | Award | +8,334 | $1.50 | $12.50K | 127,622 |
| Manish Paranjape CTO | Jan 1, 2025 | Award | +121,169 | – | – | 545,607 |
| Michael Edward Prevoznik JR CFO | Jan 1, 2025 | Award | +45,439 | – | – | 527,912 |
| Michal Handerhan COO, Director | Jan 1, 2025 | Award | +153,322 | – | – | 1,787,833 |
| Michal Handerhan COO, Director | Jan 1, 2025 | Tax withholding | −33,731 | – | – | 1,754,102 |
| Melanie Pump Director | Dec 31, 2024 | Award | +5,061 | – | – | 43,796 |
| Charles Benjamin Lee Director | Dec 31, 2024 | Award | +5,061 | – | – | 119,288 |
| Ashley DeSimone Director | Dec 31, 2024 | Award | +5,061 | – | – | 32,183 |
| Charles W. Allen CEO, Director, 10% owner | Dec 13, 2024 | Gift | −10,000 | – | – | 4,378,622 |
| Michael Edward Prevoznik JR CFO | Dec 12, 2024 | Tax withholding | −12,223 | $3.28 | $40.09K | 512,749 |
| Michael Edward Prevoznik JR CFO | Dec 12, 2024 | Tax withholding | −30,276 | $3.28 | $99.31K | 482,473 |
| Michal Handerhan COO, Director, 10% owner | Dec 12, 2024 | Tax withholding | −24,445 | $3.28 | $80.18K | 1,634,511 |
Awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are shown alongside open-market buys and sales. Each name links to the filing on SEC EDGAR.
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet bought back, as of Oct 30, 2026 (FINRA, reported twice a month)
Short % of float
5.85%
2M shares short
Days to cover
3.2
At 1M shares a day
Change since last report
-23.0%
From 3M shares
Short volume, 20 days
50.6%
Of volume reported to FINRA
Shares sold short, last 12 months
Short sale volume counts trades marked short on any given day, including market-maker hedging, so it runs far higher than the share of BTCS's stock actually held short. Settlement fails (shares not delivered on time) peaked at 23,000 shares on Sep 21, 2026 over the last 90 days.
Planned insider sales
Notices of proposed sale filed on Form 144 before shares are sold
| Seller | Filed | Shares | Market value | Planned sale | Acquired through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michal Handerhan Officer | Jul 21, 2025 | 400,000 | $4.00M | Jul 18, 2025 | Owned Shares |
| Charles W. Allen CEO | Jul 9, 2025 | 400,000 | $2.36M | Jul 9, 2025 | Common Stock received on conversion of Series C-2 Preferred Stock |
| Michal Handerhan Officer | Jul 8, 2025 | 200,000 | $560.00K | Jul 8, 2025 | Owned Shares |
| Manish Paranjape Former Chief Technology Officer | Apr 7, 2025 | 158,047 | $230.75K | Apr 7, 2025 | Restricted Stock |
| Michal Handerhan COO | Feb 27, 2025 | 750,000 | $5.65M | Mar 5, 2025 | Common Sock RSU |
| Charles W. Allen CEO | Feb 14, 2025 | 200,000 | $550.00K | Feb 18, 2025 | Common Stock received on conversion of Series C-2 Preferred Stock |
| Melanie Pump Director | Nov 19, 2024 | 22,000 | $71.72K | Nov 22, 2024 | Director fees |
| Melanie Pump Director | May 29, 2024 | 25,000 | $43.00K | Jun 3, 2024 | Services Rendered |
| Michal Handerhan COO | Mar 7, 2024 | 150,000 | $225.00K | Mar 5, 2024 | Common Stock received on conversion of Series C-2 Preferred Stock |
| Charles W. Allen CEO | Feb 26, 2024 | 50,000 | $78.02K | Feb 20, 2024 | Common Stock received on conversion of Series C-2 Preferred Stock |
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