Since launching around 13 years ago, bitcoin has been distributed far and wide to millions of wallets. These Bitcoin wallets are owned by individuals, public companies, private entities, and even governments. Among these holders, a few stand out because of their large bitcoin holdings.
Read on to learn who owns the most bitcoin and how much they own.
Who Owns the Most Bitcoin in the World?
Large bitcoin holders with 1,000 or more BTC are known as whales. They can be individuals, companies, institutional investors, and even countries. What follows is a list of the entities and individuals that own the most bitcoin.
Top Known Individual Holders
Let's take a look at the individuals that hold the most bitcoin.
Satoshi Nakamoto (~1.1 million BTC)
Satoshi Nakamoto was not only Bitcoin’s founder but also the first miner to add blocks of transactions to the Bitcoin blockchain. He mined approximately 22,000 blocks from January 3, 2009, until he left the project in 2011, acquiring 1.1 million...
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