$BTC The estimated wealth of the creator of bitcoin, known by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, has first exceeded the capital of Bill Gates. The relevant calculations were published by the analytical company Arkham against the backdrop of a significant increase in the value of the cryptocurrency.
According to Arkham, wallets associated with Nakamoto currently hold about 1.1 million bitcoins, equivalent to $113.8 billion. This amount exceeds the capital of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates by $0.9 billion according to Forbes' ranking. 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 cryptocurrency in circulation. Meanwhile, the richest person in the world remains Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, with a total wealth of $395.6 billion. For Nakamoto to top the list of the richest people on the planet, the price of one bitcoin would have to reach $360,000 — according to experts, this is currently unlikely.
The identity of Satoshi Nakamoto remains unknown. There are numerous theories about who might be behind this pseudonym, including specialists like Peter Todd, Len Sassaman, and Nick Szabo, but none of these theories have official confirmation. In 2024, an HBO documentary suggested that Nakamoto is Peter Todd, but the developer himself denied this information.
The latest increase in the value of assets related to Satoshi occurred in the context of a general rise in the price of bitcoin, which reached $103,987. According to Benzinga Pro, over the past year, the cryptocurrency has risen in price by more than 70%, particularly against the backdrop of news about a trade deal between the USA and China.
