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- Satoshi Nakamoto’s estimated 1.1 million BTC are now worth $133 billion, placing him 11th on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
- Bitcoin reached a record high of above $123,000 on July 14, following sustained ETF inflows and supportive US policy signals that boosted institutional demand.
Bitcoin’s anonymous inventor is now wealthier than Mexico’s Carlos Slim and is closing in on Google co-founder Sergey Brin. Public-chain analytics attribute roughly 1.1 million dormant coins to early-stage mining linked to wallets believed to be controlled by the original creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto.
At Monday’s intraday peak of $123,091 on major exchanges, that trove was valued at just over $133 billion, cementing Nakamoto’s status among the world’s wealthiest individuals.
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Bitcoin’s Rally Redraws the Rich List
The latest surge follows ten consecutive sessions of net inflows into US spot-Bitcoin ETFs, led by BlackRock’s IBIT and Fidelity’s FBTC. Combined, the vehicles absorbed $2.1 billion in fresh capital this month, helping to drive Bitcoin 14 per cent higher over the period.
Market makers cite wider basis trades and renewed appetite from pension funds after the US House scheduled a debate on comprehensive crypto legislation during the forthcoming “Crypto Week”.
At the new price plateau, Bitcoin’s fully diluted market capitalisation stands near $2.4 trillion, while the broader crypto market has reclaimed $3.8 trillion. Major equity beneficiaries include MicroStrategy, Coinbase, and Marathon Digital, each posting double-digit gains in the past week as correlation with the underlying asset tightened.
Dormant Coins Still Define the Mystery
Blockchain forensics platform Arkham Intelligence confirms that none of the early-era coins tied to Nakamoto have moved since 2010. The original blocks mined with now-antiquated CPUs remain untouched, underscoring the enduring enigma surrounding Bitcoin’s creator.
Legal experts note that the anonymity of these holdings removes immediate tax or disclosure obligations, yet any future movement would be scrutinised by regulators as a material market event.
Analysts at Bernstein observe that a Bitcoin price of $187,000 would propel Nakamoto past Bernard Arnault to become the world’s richest person on paper. For now, the threshold illustrates how a surge in a decentralised asset can reorder traditional wealth rankings almost overnight.
