Bitcoin broke through $68,000 in the morning of the 5th, and the total value of Bitcoin held by its creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, also surpassed $75 billion. If he were included in Forbes’ global rich list, he would rank as the 20th richest person in the world.
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Bitcoin continued its strong upward trend this morning, reaching a high of $68,500, only $500 away from its all-time high of $69,000. At the same time, this also pushed Bitcoin’s market value further past $1.34 trillion, making it the ninth largest asset globally, surpassing Meta, the community giant, and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway.
(Source: 8marketcap)
Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin holdings exceed $75 billion
It is estimated that Satoshi Nakamoto mined a large amount of BTC during Bitcoin’s initial creation period. He holds approximately 1.1 million BTC in about 22,000 addresses associated with him, but they have remained untouched for a long time.
Just yesterday, a picture of Satoshi Nakamoto appeared in Forbes’ global rich list, which surprised everyone in the community and led mainstream media to recognize Nakamoto’s influence! (Based on the BTC market price of $68,500, the value of Nakamoto’s BTC holdings has reached $75.3 billion)
(Source: Rizzo)
However, according to a real-time analysis of Forbes’ global rich list, Satoshi Nakamoto is not actually included. Upon further investigation, it was found that this originated from a post by Rizzo, an editor of Bitcoin Magazine, on the social platform X, on the evening of the 4th.
Furthermore, upon closer inspection, it can be observed that the design of Nakamoto’s image is slightly different from others, indicating that this ranking was likely photoshopped by Rizzo himself.
If Satoshi Nakamoto were really included in the rich list?
However, if Satoshi Nakamoto were actually included in Forbes’ global rich list, his assets exceeding $75 billion would even surpass the founder of AI chip manufacturer Nvidia, Huang Renxun (whose current assets are around $75.2 billion), ranking him 20th on the list.
Surpassing Alice Walton, the daughter of Walmart’s founder, and Zhong Shanshan, the chairman of China’s bottled water giant “Nongfu Spring,” among other billionaires.
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(Source: Bitget)
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