UAE Royal Group’s Bitcoin Mining Activity Brings Them 6,782 BTC So Far

The United Arab Emirate’s (UAE’s) Royal Group, the family office owned and managed by the Abu Dhabi royal family, has so far mined 6,782 Bitcoin (BTC) through its Bitcoin mining arm Citadel Mining. 

Currently valued at nearly $454 million, the holdings are accumulated entirely through mining operations and it marks one of the largest private BTC accumulations tracked on the Bitcoin network. 

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As highlighted by on-chain data intelligence platform Arkham, Royal Group’s Bitcoin holdings have steadily increased with inflows from mining pools, primarily Foundry Digital. 

The group’s wallet history tracks back to the first transaction in March 2022 and it seems to have no evidence of sales since operations ramped up in late 2025. Their approach aligns with a growing trend among energy-rich nations and private entities seeking direct exposure to Bitcoin without relying on exchanges. 

With the UAE already positioning itself as a crypto-friendly jurisdiction with regulated frameworks in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, these gains add indirect strategic depth to their broader initiatives. 

Strategic mining in the Emirates

The Royal Group, a diversified conglomerate chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has leveraged the UAE’s abundant and low-cost energy resources to build mining capacity. The entity is currently $344 million in profit, if we exclude the energy cost from their total holdings. 

The group has continued to mine and hold Bitcoin since the past couple of years now. The cluster first flagged in August 2025 when the total holdings were valued at around $700 million at higher Bitcoin prices. 

At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading near $67,150—down decently 1.4% in the past 24 hours, as per CoinMarketCap data. 

While the Royal Group is a private family office ultimately controlled by Sheikh Tahnoon, the holdings are not considered part of the official UAE sovereign wealth funds such as ADIA or ADQ. This distinction is often blurred in reports, given the group’s close ties with the Abu Dhabi royal family. 

As per records, the entity is completely private and separate from the kingdom’s wealth fund. Arkham and other on-chain trackers frequently describe the stash in the context of the UAE’s state interests, sometimes ranking the Emirates among top government holders of Bitcoin. 

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