List of the Largest Bitcoin Holders Updated—They’re Very Close to Satoshi Nakamoto
According to data from blockchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence, Bitcoin’s anonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, is the world’s largest Bitcoin holder with approximately 1,096,000 $BTC.
The current value of assets believed to belong to Satoshi is approximately $71.36 billion. This amount corresponds to about 5.47% of the total Bitcoin supply.
Second on the list is Coinbase, which holds approximately 980,610 $BTC, including assets held on behalf of its clients. The total value of Bitcoin under Coinbase’s control is estimated at $63.82 billion.
BlackRock ranks third with approximately 732,000 $BTC and assets worth $47.64 billion, while Binance follows with 675,349 $BTC. The value of Bitcoins under Binance’s control is approximately $43.95 billion.
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Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, ranks fifth on the list with 481,767 $BTC. The total value of the company’s Bitcoin holdings is estimated at approximately $31.36 billion. Fidelity Custody, on the other hand, owns approximately 426,371 $BTC.
The US government controls approximately 324,552 Bitcoin ($BTC). Largely obtained through criminal operations and asset confiscations, these Bitcoins are worth approximately $21.12 billion.
According to Arkham data, the two largest Bitcoin wallets by individual address are Binance’s cold wallets. These addresses hold approximately 249,000 $BTC and 181,000 $BTC respectively.
*This is not investment advice.