Satoshi Nakamoto surpasses Bill Gates
It can be said that most of us did not see this coming! The mysterious creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, has quickly climbed higher than Bill Gates on the global wealth rankings.
But just as quickly as that happened, the drop in Bitcoin's price pulled Nakamoto back down. However, that moment has sparked a new wave of interest in the most famous ghost of cryptocurrency and the substantial wealth they are quietly holding.
Bitcoin has pushed Nakamoto ahead of Gates
Nakamoto's wallet, reportedly holding 1.1 million BTC – about 5% of the circulating Bitcoin supply – recently reached a staggering $113.8 billion, according to the blockchain analytics firm Arkham.
This has placed him ahead of Bill Gates, whose net worth is $112.9 billion, based on Forbes' real-time Billionaires list. That was enough to make Nakamoto the 12th richest person in the world, even if only for a moment. This surge was driven by optimism surrounding a potential trade deal between the United States and China, which has helped push Bitcoin's price higher...
Source: Social Network