You know, I just calculated — the creator of Bitcoin's wealth on paper is already over $134 billion. And yet, the guy has never spent a single Satoshi from his coins. It’s a wild calculation.



Satoshi Nakamoto has never touched his 1.1 million BTC throughout the entire history of the network, which he mined in the earliest days. The last time we heard about him was in 2011, then silence. The wallets have just been sitting idle since 2010. No movements, no sales.

Meanwhile, Bitcoin has soared. A new all-time high this week — above $126,000. Institutional demand, inflows into ETFs, all that. If you calculate based on the current price, the creator’s wealth theoretically ranks almost in the top 10 richest people on the planet. Surpassing Michael Della, Rob Walton, approaching Steve Ballmer and Warren Buffett.

The funniest part — he didn’t create any company, didn’t raise venture capital, didn’t list anything on an exchange. Just launched the code, disappeared, and let the network run. After 16 years, this quiet work has grown into a $2.4 trillion market capitalization.

The question remains open: is Nakamoto dead, did he leave somewhere, or just decided never to interfere in the project again? No one knows. But the fact is, the Bitcoin creator’s wealth exists only in theory — not a single BTC has been sold or confirmed as accessible. Still, it’s interesting to see how far the crypto market has come since his last forum message.
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