Here's a heartbreaking fact: most people will never own 1 bitcoin in their lifetime.
Not because they don't want it, but because there simply isn't the opportunity.
The data will tell you why most people will never have bitcoin again:
The total supply of Bitcoin will not exceed 21 million coins, but the actual amount in circulation in the market is far less than this.
* 18 million coins have already been mined.
* 3 to 5 million bitcoins have been lost forever.
* In the next hundred years, only 1.2 million coins can still be mined.
In other words, there are only about 16 million bitcoins that can actually circulate.
But this is just the beginning of the supply shortage.
The number of bitcoins held by holders varies greatly.
* Satoshi Nakamoto alone has 1.1 million coins.
* The top holders control over 3 million coins.
* Exchanges, institutions, and various governments also hold millions of coins.
In the end, the global population of 8 billion can only scramble for 6 million bitcoins, with an average of 1 bitcoin available for every 1,333 people.
Moreover, the difficulty of acquiring it will only increase.
Who are the real bitcoin holders?
Public companies hold 631,726 coins, with one company holding the largest share.
MicroStrategy, a publicly traded company in the U.S., ranks first with 478,740 coins, followed by MARA Holdings, which holds 45,659 coins.
As more and more companies continue to accumulate bitcoin, the amount available for purchase in the market will become less and less.
Governments hold a total of 512,811 bitcoins, with two countries standing out.
United States – 198,109 coins (mainly from the confiscation of Silk Road black market assets, Bitfinex hacking, and other criminal cases).
China – 190,000 coins (mainly from the PlusToken scam and exchange regulations)
They neither mined nor purchased, but directly confiscated these bitcoins.
Private companies control 424,126 bitcoins and continue to increase their holdings.
* Blockchain company Block.one – 164,000 coins (more than most countries hold).
* The world's largest stablecoin issuer Tether – 83,759 coins (is accumulating bitcoin in large quantities).
While ordinary investors are still hesitating, capital giants have quietly completed their layouts.
Bitcoin ETFs (exchange-traded funds) currently hold 1,336,213 coins, and this is just the beginning.
* BlackRock: 586,527 coins.
* Fidelity Investments: 211,843 coins.
* Grayscale: 200,769 coins.
The bitcoins purchased by these institutions are likely to never re-enter the market.
Decentralized finance (DeFi) and smart contracts have locked up 201,970 bitcoins.
The total amount of bitcoins that have been locked for a long time and removed from circulation has reached 3,106,846 coins.
Do you still think you have a chance to get 1 bitcoin?
Ordinary people find it even difficult to obtain a small portion of 1 bitcoin.
* Only 839,839 addresses globally hold 1 bitcoin or more.
* More than 90% of wallet balances are less than 0.1 bitcoin.
Now, most people don't even have 0.1 bitcoin.
In the future, they won't be able to afford even 1 bitcoin.
Don't talk about buying 1 bitcoin; 10 years from now, who would still be willing to sell you 0.1 bitcoin?
1 bitcoin has already exceeded the purchasing power of most people.
Even if you only own 0.01 bitcoin today, you are already ahead of billions of people worldwide.
The transfer of wealth is not about to happen; it is happening.
You don't need to own 1 bitcoin, but you must ensure that you are not 'zero holdings'.
Because if you wait any longer, you may not even be able to buy 0.001 bitcoin.
Finally, if you have bitcoins in your hands, no matter how many, cherish them and do not let volatility cause you to lose your bitcoins.