Bitcoin is the first and most popular cryptocurrency that has the highest market capital and largest crypto industry than any other crypto. Satoshi Nakamoto is the creator of Bitcoin, and many reports claim that he holds most of the Bitcoins. Now, people who are influential and own the most Bitcoin after Satoshi are:
Barry Silbert
He is the founder and CEO of the Digital Currency Group. This group is well-known for its investment in companies that are making their move on crypto and blockchain. This Group of the company helps with the vision of the crypto and blockchain development. The group has helped more than 166 blockchain and crypto-related companies so that they can grow and move to more developed systems. Now, the Digital Currency Group also owns Grayscale Investments, which manages the Bitcoin Trust with an overall investment of $14.4 billion in Bitcoin.
Michael Saylor
Michael is the CEO and co-founder of MicroStrategy, which is a business intelligence firm. Now, he also invested in Bitcoin and other crypto assets. He thinks that Bitcoin is the next big investment in the world. And he also advises people to invest in Bitcoin and other potential cryptocurrencies. However, Michael has invested more than $10 million in the 400 new Bitcoins in 2022, and his firm also holds around 129,699 Bitcoins.
Elon Musk
We all know Elon Musk, who is the richest person on the planet and is the CEO and co-founder of Tesla and other companies that manufacture clean energy products. Elon musk is known for his innovative productions and innovations. At the same time, he is in favour of clean energy as well. Now, Elon musk supports cryptocurrency, and he is trying to make Bitcoin a payment system for Tesla and other companies. That’s why he brought $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin so that they can accept payments in Bitcoin. At the same time, Elon Musk also invested in other cryptocurrencies as well.
Michael Novogratz
Michael is the former hedge manager of the Fortress Investment Group, and he was also a partner of Goldman Sachs. In the meantime, Michael is the CEO and co-founder of Galaxy Digital Holdings, which provides blockchain-related asset services. This company has invested $66 million in Non-fungible tokens (NFT) related companies. That is because NFTs are making huge progress, and when people are using NFTS to secure artworks and selling them for millions, that’s why they invested in NFTs. On the other hand, they have also invested $2.2 billion in Bitcoin, which is big news. It states that they support and promote Bitcoins and other cryptos.
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss
These two twin brothers are the investors of many cryptos and blockchain-related businesses, and they privately own the Gemini exchange as well. At the same time, they also invested in many cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin is at the top of their list. These two brothers are the first ones to reach billionaire’s status with Bitcoin investment. According to Forbes, they own around 70,000 Bitcoins.