People who own at least 1,000 Bitcoin are known as as Bitcoin Whales. Whether they are individuals or corporations, are referred to as Bitcoin Whales. Most do not disclose how many coins they own, but a select few have come forward.
Here is a list of the individuals (not corporations or entities) who possess the most amount of Bitcoin.
Satoshi Nakamoto
The anonymous creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, reportedly possesses approximately 1.1 million Bitcoin, which are stored in multiple wallets.
The Winklevoss Twins
The Winklevoss twins - Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss - are among the biggest names in the crypto sphere. In 2004, they accused Mark Zuckerberg of stealing their social networking idea, and after four years of litigation, they settled for $65 million from Zuckerberg. According to reports, some of the $65 million was used to buy Bitcoin, and the twins were the first prominent figures to publicly disclose that they had invested $11million into the cryptocurrency. The twins acquired 1% of all Bitcoin in the world with that money, which at the time was worth $10 a piece, and became the first Bitcoin billionaires in 2017.They are believed to own around 70,000 Bitcoin.
Michael Saylor
Bitcoin-maximalist Michael Saylor is a former dot.com entrepreneur who once lost $6 billion in a day. He then tried his luck in Bitcoin, and his fortune has grown ever since. The founder of MicroStrategy, a business analytics software company, has been advocating and buying the top cryptocurrency. Saylor personally owns Approximately 17,700 Bitcoin. His company MicroStrategy holds 214,400 Bitcoin which is 1% of total Bitcoin, as per the latest data.
Tim Draper
Silicon Valley entrepreneur and founding partner of venture capital firm Draper Fisher, Tim Draper purchased Bitcoin for the first time in 2012 and has been involved ever since.In 2014, he purchased 29,656 bitcoins from the U.S. Marshals for $18.7 million. The bitcoins were confiscated from the Silk Road black market and were bought at $632 per coin.
Changpeng Zhao (CZ)
Changpeng Zhao, better known as CZ, is the founder and CEO of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume. His foray into Bitcoin began when he sold his house in 2014 to buy Bitcoin, a move that underscored his conviction in crypto’s potential. While the exact amount of Bitcoin CZ holds isn’t publicly disclosed, Approximately 15,000 bitcoins he holds. stake in Binance and its vast crypto holdings, coupled with his early investment in Bitcoin, undoubtedly makes him one of the most influential figures in the crypto space.
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