On this episode of the BeInCrypto video newscast, presenter Jessica Walker answers the question: How many Bitcoin millionaires are there? She will also take a look at some of the most famous Bitcoin billionaires.
As the price of Bitcoin (BTC) is getting higher and higher, “Hodlers” are wondering how much money they would have if they had only invested earlier. But how many Bitcoin millionaires do we have among those who have done that?
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Since Bitcoin started the cryptocurrency revolution in 2009, the crypto space has grown dramatically. Because of this growing adoption, the price of a BTC was over $ 62,000 earlier this month. This jump in price has resulted in the seven-digit Bitcoin club reaching six-digit amounts for the first time last week.
According to cryptocurrency data tracking firm BitInfoCharts, over 100,000 people have now stored at least $ 1 million or more in BTC. That number has risen from just 25,000 BTC millionaires four months ago. A year ago there were only 15,000 millionaire bitcoin accounts.
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There are likely a handful of anonymous Bitcoin billionaires out there too. As of January 2021, 25 individual BTC addresses will hold more than $ 1 billion, according to BitInfoCharts. Five of these belong to crypto exchanges: Binance, Bitfinex, Bittrex, CoinCheck, and Huobi. Additionally, some “hodlers” may choose to split their BTC holdings across several different addresses, as the Winklevoss twins are known to do.
While many BTC billionaires are likely to remain anonymous, some have been instrumental in developing the crypto movement. Here are some of the top names.
Micree Zhan
Despite his lack of publicity, Micree Zhan is actually the richest known BTC billionaire. His net worth in Bitcoin was calculated at $ 3.2 billion as of January 2021. Zhan is a co-founder of Bitcoin mining hardware maker Bitmain.
Source: Twitter
Chris Larsen
Chris Larsen is the second richest known BTC billionaire with a net worth of $ 2.7 billion. Larsen is the co-founder and CEO of Ripple. However, his assets may be at risk as he is currently being sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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Source: TwitterMichael Saylor
Although Michael Saylor only owns $ 600 million worth of cryptocurrency, he has a $ 1.2 billion stake in MicroStrategy. Saylor is the CEO of the company, which has been aggressively acquiring Bitcoin since August 2020.
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Source: TwitterChangpeng Zhao
Binance’s founder and CEO has done very well since the exchange launched in 2017. According to Forbes, Changpeng Zhao is worth $ 1.9 billion as of 2021.
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Tim Draper
Tim Draper was already a well-known investor who made several smart purchases in the 1990s and 1990s. In 2014, he acquired nearly 30,000 bitcoin in a sale by the US Marshals Service and auctioned off the assets of the dark web company Silk Road. His crypto stash is worth $ 1.1 billion.
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Brian Armstrong
Brian Armstrong is currently the youngest known cryptocurrency billionaire, aged 37. He broke into cryptocurrency in 2012 and co-founded the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. His estimated net worth is $ 1 billion.
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Source: TwitterMatthew Roszak
Matthew Roszak was a co-founder of blockchain infrastructure provider Bloq. In 2012 he bought his first bitcoin. His crypto net worth is estimated at $ 1.2 billion.
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Source: TwitterTyler and Cameron Winklevoss
With the money from their deal with Facebook, the twins became early investors in Bitcoin. You are also the founder of the Gemini crypto exchange. The couple’s Bitcoin holdings are worth around $ 1.4 billion each.
Source: Bloomberg
Source: BloombergSatoshi Nakamoto
Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakomoto’s BTC fortune far surpasses the rest. While it’s likely a pseudonym, anyone with the address assigned to it owns $ 40 billion worth of Bitcoin.
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