Adam Back

Those who have the most bitcoin may surprise you. At the top of the list is Satoshi Nakamoto , the cryptocurrency’s pseudonymous developer. Research suggests that he has a war chest of as much as 1.1 million BTC, which is likely spread across multiple wallets.

Nicholas “Nick” Szabo is a computer scientist, legal scholar, and cryptographer known for his research in digital contracts and digital currency . He graduated from the University of Washington in 1989 with a degree in computer science and received a Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University Law School.

Nick Szabo graduated from the University of Washington in 1989 with a degree in computer science. He later received a law degree from George Washington University Law School. Szabo created BitGold in 1998. The project was never fully completed, but many see it as a precursor to Bitcoin .

Wei Dai and Adam Back were the first two people contacted by Satoshi Nakamoto as he was developing Bitcoin in 2008 and the b-money paper was referenced in the subsequent Bitcoin whitepaper.

Government Holdings At the moment, governments all over the world collectively own around 260,000 BTC, which is 1.237% of the total supply. Bulgaria alone is believed to hold over 213,000 BTC. The U.S. government obtained Bitcoin from Silk Road in 2013, but eventually sold it in 2015.

The persona Satoshi Nakamoto was involved in the early days of Bitcoin, working on the first version of the software in 2009. Communication to and from Nakamoto was conducted electronically, and the lack of personal and background details meant that it was impossible to find out the actual identity behind the name .