Satoshi Nakamoto is wealthier than Michael Dell

You know the legend, Satoshi Nakamoto, who gave birth to Bitcoin He vanished into thin air around 2010.

No interviews, no public appearances, just a digital ghost. But while Satoshi’s been off the grid, his fortune? It’s been quietly growing, and now, it’s a beast.

Skyrocketing but for real

Bitcoin’s price is on fire, new ATH at $118,000. That means Satoshi’s stash, estimated at about 1.1 million BTC, is worth over $129 billion. That’s lotta money, I tell you.

More than Michael Dell, the guy who built the tech empire Dell Technologies, sitting at around $125 billion.

Forbes’ real-time billionaire rankings shows us, this silent Bitcoin king just edged past one of the world’s richest tech moguls.

It’s like the quiet kid in the office suddenly becoming the boss without saying a word.

Bitcoin’s been on a tear lately, hitting new all-time highs, $118,839 on Thursday, after breaking $112,000 just the day before. Year-to-date, it’s up 26%, and over the past year? 105% gain. That’s a rocket launch.

Salty

Now, Bloomberg’s ETF analyst Eric Balchunas throws in a spicy prediction, and says if Bitcoin keeps growing at this pace, around 50% annually, Satoshi could climb the billionaire ladder even higher.

We’re talking surpassing Warren Buffett’s $143 billion and maybe even Mark Zuckerberg’s eye-popping $251 billion.

Imagine that, the anonymous creator of a digital currency outpacing some of the biggest names on the planet. We can’t even imagine how salty the tech sector will be.

Secret vault

But no one really knows exactly how much Bitcoin Satoshi holds. Researchers have pieced together clues from mining patterns and clusters of addresses believed to belong to him.

These coins, mined back when Bitcoin was just a baby, have been sitting tight, untouched for over a decade. That stash alone makes up roughly 5% of all Bitcoin in existence.

It’s like having a secret vault in the office basement that nobody else knows about, except this vault’s worth billions.

So, while the world chases flashy CEOs and public billionaires, Satoshi’s fortune grows silently in the shadows, fueled by Bitcoin’s rise.

Sometimes, the biggest power moves happen quietly, and when they explode, they change the game forever.