One person controls more than $120 billion in Bitcoin (BTC -2.64%). A single country holds $22 billion worth of Bitcoin. From anonymous wallets to public companies and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) devoted to the original cryptocurrency, Bitcoin’s ownership is concentrated and revealing. This data snapshot breaks down who holds the most Bitcoin by individual, country, company, fund, and wallet.
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Who owns the most Bitcoin?
Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, is the largest known holder of Bitcoin, with an estimated 1.1 million coins valued at more than $120 billion. Some speculate that Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, Block (XYZ +2.96%), and Bluesky, is Satoshi Nakamoto.
The second-largest individual holders of Bitcoin are Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who hold an estimated 70,000 Bitcoin. Early investors in crypto, the Winklevoss twins are co-founders of the Gemini crypto exchange.
Tim Draper, a venture capitalist, acquired his nearly 30,000 Bitcoin through an auction of the now-defunct Silk Road’s assets after they were seized by U.S. law enforcement in 2014.
Michael Saylor, the co-founder of Strategy (MSTR -4.49%), formerly known as MicroStrategy – which is by itself one of the largest holders of BTC – personally owns more than 17,000 Bitcoin.