The net worth of the anonymous creator of Bitcoin, known as Satoshi Nakamoto, who, according to various estimates, owns between 750 billion and 1.1 billion units of the largest crypto on the market, has just surpassed $61B.
Thanks to this, Nakamoto has become one of the 20 richest people in the world, ahead of Michael Bloomberg, Rob and Jim Walton, according to the Forbes ranking.
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Nakamoto's estimated net worth does not include the Bitcoin forks he owns. For instance, the creator of the crypto could own more than $650M in Bitcoin Cash, more than $250M in Bitcoin SV and over $1.1M in Bitcoin Gold, as well as other forks.
The price of Bitcoin continues its upward trend after reaching the psychological barrier of $60,000. As of 13:33 CET, the leading crypto is trading at around $62,737, which means it has surpassed its all-time high.