The Billion-Dollar Ghost: Just How Much Bitcoin Does Satoshi Nakamoto Really Own?

Bitcoin’s creator remains a shadow—but their wallet is anything but invisible. The mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto could be sitting on a fortune worth more than some nations’ GDP. Here’s how the math breaks down.

The Unmovable Stash

Roughly 1.1 million BTC—untouched since mining’s early days—lurk in wallets tied to Nakamoto. At today’s prices? Let’s just say ’retirement’ isn’t a concern.

Why It Matters

That hoard equals nearly 5% of all Bitcoin. If dumped, markets would crater harder than a Lehman Brothers happy hour. Thankfully, the coins stay frozen—for now.

The Ultimate Irony

The system’s creator could single-handedly destroy its value... which is somehow less alarming than your average hedge fund’s risk management strategy.

Satoshi Nakamoto: Who Is He?

Satoshi Nakamoto is a pseudonym used by the developer of Bitcoin, whose real identity is yet to be revealed. Nakomoto is said to have developed bitcoin and worked on publishing the ever-famous Bitcoin whitepaper, the one element that started a chain reaction of sorts, defying the laws of traditional monetary policies to rise high on the radar. People say that Nakamoto was the first to build the blockchain infrastructure, giving the world a full-fledged technology to build and innovate on.

Update on Nakamoto’s Wealth

Per Investopedia, Nakamoto possesses nearly 100 bitcoins. His wallet keeps on accumulating more coins as crypto community enthusiasts tend to send him more tokens in gratitude for giving the world a remarkable digital asset to explore and build with.

Per the latest stats, Nakamoto is the 11th richest person on the planet. The BTC founders’ stash holds nearly $120 billion worth of BTC tokens.

Satoshi Nakamoto now holds $120 billion worth of $BTC, making him the 11th richest person in the world pic.twitter.com/Znth2EFCQy