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Here’s the rundown of the top 10 biggest crypto whales in history, no table—just raw legend status:
1. Satoshi Nakamoto — The mysterious creator of Bitcoin. Estimated to hold around 1 million BTC, untouched since 2010. That’s over $19 billion at today’s prices. The ultimate silent whale.
2. Brian Armstrong — CEO of Coinbase. His holdings span BTC, ETH, and company equity, with a net worth in the billions. He’s one of the most influential figures in crypto’s institutional adoption.
3. Chris Larsen — Co-founder of Ripple. He holds a massive stash of XRP and was once the richest person in crypto during XRP’s peak.
4. Michael Saylor — The Bitcoin evangelist behind MicroStrategy. He’s turned his company into a BTC vault, personally and corporately holding billions in Bitcoin.
5. Changpeng Zhao (CZ) — Founder of Binance. He’s got deep bags of BNB, BTC, and other assets, and built the largest crypto exchange in the world.
6. The Winklevoss Twins — Tyler and Cameron were early Bitcoin adopters and founders of Gemini. Their combined BTC holdings are estimated in the billions.
7. Barry Silbert — Founder of Digital Currency Group (DCG), which owns Grayscale and other major crypto entities. He’s a quiet but powerful force in the space.
8. Jed McCaleb — Co-founder of Ripple and Stellar. He’s known for his massive XRP holdings and strategic token sales over time.
9. Tim Draper — Legendary VC who bought 30,000 BTC from the U.S. government’s Silk Road auction. He’s been a vocal crypto bull ever since.
10. Matthew Roszak — Early Bitcoin investor and blockchain entrepreneur. He’s been in the game since the early days and holds a diversified crypto portfolio worth hundreds of millions.
These whales aren’t just rich—they’ve shaped the very structure of the crypto world. Some are builders, some are holders, and some are market movers.