Bitcoin is the most famous Cryptocurrency of all time. Its current price is 86,221.85 US Dollars but in 2013 its price was just $13. That means if someone held BTC in 2013 he would be a millionaire now. Almost every politician has thousands of bitcoins in their digital wallets but no one has the correct information about the amount of bitcoins they have so that’s why we will talk about normal people. These persons are most famous in bitcoin holding. I called them kings of Bitcoin.
1. Satoshi Nakamoto
Satoshi Nakamoto is the founder of Bitcoin. He developed Bitcoin in 2008. He mined around 1.1M Bitcoins and all coins are still untouched. These bitcoins make him the owner of $73 billion Dollars. His wallet address is 1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa. Satoshi Nakamoto is a Japanese name and it looks like he lives in Japan but most journalists say he is from the United States
He was active in the development of bitcoin until December 2010 but no one saw him after 2010. On April 26, 2011 he sent an email an write I have moved on to other things in this email. No one sees him after this in public or private. Most people think that Illuminati catch him.
2. The Winklevoss twins
Winklevoss twins are in second place on this list. They have over 70,000 BTC in their digital wallet. The Winklevoss twins, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss sued Mark Zuckerberg while claiming that he stole their idea of making Facebook while they were students at Harvard University.
They won the case in 2008 and received 20M$ and 1.5M$ of Facebook shares in the settlement with Mark Zuckerberg. When Facebook went public in 2012, the value of those shares skyrocketed and made them Bellioner. Then they sell some of these shares and invest in Bitcoin and after some years they become richer when Bitcoin is increased.
Now they own multiple luxury properties in Los Angeles and California. Also, they have luxury cars and private jets. Currently, they are living in New York City, USA. They bought their house for 18M$ in 2012. Now they have shares in different companies and have a net worth of 10 Billion dollars.
3. Tim Draper
Tim Draper is a venture capitalist who invests millions of dollars in technology companies. He believes in Bitcoin and supports digital freedom. He has 29,565 BTC in his wallet. He bought these bitcoins in 2014 in an auction that was held by the U.S government. These bitcoins were taken from Silk Road which was an illegal online marketplace. He bought these bitcoins for $18.7 million Dollars and now these bitcoins are worth $2.55 billion Dollars.
He believes that Bitcoin is the future of money that will not be controlled by the government. He also invested in big tech companies like Tesla, Skype, Coinbase, and Robinhood. He helps them to grow. Now his net worth is over 3 billion Dollars. Currently, he is living in a $20 million dollar luxury mansion in Atherton, California, USA.
4. Michael Saylor
Michael Saylor is the founder of MicroStrategy which is a billion-dollar company that makes business analytics software. In the 2000s, He lost billions of dollars when his company lost its share value due to the dot-com crash. After years of struggle, Saylor invested in Bitcoin in 2020 which helped him to rebuild his wealth.
Currently, he has 17,00 bitcoins in his wallet. Now his net worth is 7.8 Billion dollars. He said that Bitcoin is a global, secure savings account. He believes it is better than gold and a safe way to store money. Now he has many luxury houses in different countries but he is living in a $13.1 million mansion in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. He is regularly investing to buy Bitcoin.
5. Changpeng Zhao
Changpeng Zhao is the fifth place on this list. He is known as CZ. He is the founder of Binance which is the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. He owns 94 million BNB tokens which are finance crypto currency and 90% ownership of Binance, making him one of the richest people in crypto.
He bought Bitcoins in 2014 by selling his apartment in China. He invested over 1M$ in Bitcoin in 2014. Then he made millions of dollars in profit and launched his exchange Binance in July 2017. His current Net worth is 65B$ and he has multiple luxury houses in Dubai and Singapore. His current location is private due to security reasons.
Conclusion
Bitcoin has created some of the richest people in the world like Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator, to investors like the Winklevoss twins, Tim Draper, Michael Saylor, and Changpeng Zhao, they took risks and made billions of dollars. Some bought Bitcoin early and others built businesses around it. Their stories show how cryptocurrency can change lives and challenge traditional finance. As Bitcoin continues to grow, these kings of Bitcoin will remain important figures in the crypto world.
