Who owns the most Bitcoin in the world?

Satoshi NakamotoNationalityJapanese (claimed)Known forInventing bitcoin, implementing the first blockchainScientific careerFieldsDigital currencies, computer science, cryptographySatoshi Nakamoto – Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Satoshi_Nakamoto

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.