Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator of the world's pioneering cryptocurrency Bitcoin, has now surpassed legendary billionaire Bill Gates in net worth. This occurred after BTC surged to a new record high. Now that Satoshi is richer than the Microsoft co-founder, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos may be next.
Satoshi Beats Gates in Net Worth
According to the major cryptocurrency transaction tracking platform, Arkham Intelligence, Satoshi currently owns 1.096 million BTC. At the current exchange rate, this amount is valued at $132,617,682,075. Data shows that in the past 24 hours, this figure has increased by nearly 1%.
As for Bill Gates, his net worth is currently around $119 billion. Satoshi Nakamoto is richer than the Microsoft founder by $13.6 billion. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has $235 billion.
Facebook and Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg has a slightly larger net worth of $272.3 billion. Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk stands above all with a net worth of $419.5 billion, becoming the richest person in the world.
Bitcoin has skyrocketed to a new record high of $124,457 per coin. This event occurred twelve hours ago. Currently, BTC is trading at $118,900, down 4.25% from the new historical peak.
SpaceX's Bitcoin Holdings Surge in Value
Arkham also released data showing that the value of Bitcoin held by one of Elon Musk's leading companies, SpaceX, has also surged. According to Arkham's tweet, SpaceX still holds 8,285 BTC. The fiat value has increased by 1.67% and is currently at $1,009,151,394 in fiat.
