After Bitcoin surged to $68,000 this morning, the total value of Bitcoin held by its creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, also surpassed $75 billion. If he were to be included in Forbes’ global billionaire list, he would rank as the 20th richest person in the world.
Bitcoin continued its strong upward trend today, reaching a high of $68,500, just $500 shy of its all-time high of $69,000. At the same time, this also pushed Bitcoin’s market value to over $1.34 trillion, making it the 9th largest asset globally, surpassing Meta, the social media giant, and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway.
It is estimated that Satoshi Nakamoto mined a large amount of BTC during Bitcoin’s early days and holds approximately 1.1 million BTC in about 22,000 addresses associated with him. However, these holdings have not been touched for a long time.
Yesterday, a picture of Satoshi Nakamoto appeared on Forbes’ global billionaire list, causing excitement in the community and mainstream media recognizing Nakamoto’s influence. (Based on the BTC market price of $68,500, the value of Nakamoto’s BTC holdings has reached $75.3 billion.)
However, upon further investigation, it was found that Forbes’ real-time billionaire list does not include Nakamoto. It was traced back to a post by Bitcoin Magazine editor Rizzo on social platform X yesterday.
Furthermore, upon closer inspection, it can be observed that Nakamoto’s picture is of a different size compared to the others, indicating that this ranking was likely edited by Rizzo himself.
If Nakamoto were indeed included in the Forbes’ global billionaire list, his assets surpassing $75 billion would even surpass Nvidia founder Huang Renxun (current assets approximately $75.2 billion), ranking him 20th on the list, surpassing wealthy individuals such as Alice Walton, the daughter of Walmart’s founder, and Zhong Shanshan, Chairman of China’s leading bottled water company, Nongfu Spring.
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