Satoshi Nakamoto’s fortune exceeds Bill Gates' for the first time

The estimated net worth of the creator of Bitcoin BTC $104,242.22 Bitcoin -0.31% Market capitalization $2.07 trillion VOL. 24 hours $2.57 billion , known as Сатоші Накамото" href="https://noworries.news/biography/satoshi-nakamoto/" data-bio-id="4232">Satoshi Nakamoto, has exceeded Bill Gates' for the first time. The relevant calculations were published by the analytical company Arkham amid a significant increase in the value of cryptocurrency.

According to Arkham, the wallets associated with Nakamoto currently hold about 1.1 million bitcoins, which corresponds to $ 113.8 billion. This amount is $ 0.9 billion more than Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates' net worth, according to Forbes. If Satoshi Nakamoto were included in the official list of billionaires, he would rank 12th in the world.

The bitcoins owned by Nakamoto account for approximately 5% of the total amount of cryptocurrency in circulation. At the same time, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, remains the richest man in the world with a total fortune of $ 395.6 billion. In order for Nakamoto to top the list of the world’s richest people, the value of one bitcoin would have to reach $ 360,000, which experts believe is unlikely at this point.

Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity remains unknown. There are numerous theories about who might be behind this pseudonym, including experts such as Peter Todd, Len Sassaman, and Nick Szabo, but none of these versions has been officially confirmed. In 2024, an HBO documentary suggested that Nakamoto was Peter Todd, but the developer denied this information.

The latest increase in the value of Satoshi-related assets occurred in the context of the overall rise in the bitcoin rate, which reached $ 103,987. According to Benzinga Pro, the cryptocurrency has risen by more than 70% over the past year, in particular amid news of a trade deal between the US and China.