Satoshi Nakamoto lost $ 41 billion amid bitcoin’s fall

Сатоші Накамото" href="https://noworries.news/biography/satoshi-nakamoto/" data-bio-id="4232">Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin BTC $88,432.47 Mezo Wrapped BTC 1.81% Market capitalization $43.63 million VOL. 24 hours $2.16 billion , has seen his net worth shrink by about $ 41 billion after the cryptocurrency’s price fell by more than 30% from its historic high. According to analysts, his holdings of 1.1 million BTC, identified by the so-called Patoshi pattern, have fallen in value from $ 138 billion in October to about $ 96 billion as of November 2025. This led to a drop in Nakamoto’s position in the unofficial ranking of the world’s richest people from 11th to 20th place, right after Bill Gates.

Data from Arkham Intelligence shows that Satoshi’s assets remain at more than 22,000 early addresses created during the launch of Bitcoin, presumably controlled by one person. These coins have not moved in more than a decade, fueling speculation that they may have been lost or deliberately left unaccessed.

During the market peak on October 6, 2025, the price of Bitcoin reached $ 126,296, which raised the value of Satoshi’s «treasure» to almost $ 139 billion. Today, at a cost of about $ 87,390 per coin, his holdings are estimated at $ 96.1 billion. If Forbes were to include Nakamoto in its ranking, he would be ranked between Bill Gates and Françoise Bethancourt Meyers, the owner of L’Oréal.

Despite the enormous amount of assets, Forbes does not include Nakamoto in its official lists of billionaires. Representatives of the publication explained that they could not confirm whether Satoshi was a real person, a group of people, or deceased. Due to the anonymity of ownership, the legal status of these funds remains uncertain.

Amid the growing interest in quantum technologies, some experts warn that in the future they may threaten the security of old bitcoin keys. In this context, there are proposals to «freeze» or even «fork» the network if there is a risk of hacking. But as long as Nakamoto’s coins remain unchanged, his fortune symbolizes not only the origins of Bitcoin but also one of the greatest secrets of the digital age.