Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator or group of creators of the Bitcoin blockchain network, is richer than Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. About reported Conor Grogan, Director of Product Strategy and Business Operations at Coinbase. According to his estimates, the total assets of the wallets associated with Nakamoto exceed 1.096 million BTC. At the current price of $98,297 per token, the total value is more than $108 billion. This is more than the $106 billion of Gates, who is currently ranked 16th among the richest people in the world by Forbes.
In addition, Grogan believes thatThe Kraken exchange may have data that could help reveal Satoshi’s identity. The last time it probably interacted with the Cavirtex centralized exchange was in 2014. In 2016, this platform was acquired by Kraken, which already started implementing KYC verification of users.
However, there is no evidence that Cavirtex required KYC data prior to its acquisition by Kraken. Therefore, it is not known whether Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity data is stored in the exchange’s database.
Despite numerous attempts to find out who Satoshi Nakamoto is, his true identity remains unknown. Last year, director Cullen Goback in in the HBO documentary “Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery suggested that Canadian developer Peter Todd may be NakamotoHowever, Todd denied these allegations.
Bitcoin’s rise in price has also affected the wealth of other major cryptocurrency holders. In particular, the number of crypto millionaires doubled in 2024, reaching 172,300 people as of July 1. The Winklevoss brothers, Barry Silbert, Michael Saylor, and Changpeng Zhao are among the well-known holders of large amounts of BTC.
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