"Hmm it's a little bit, but when do you want to belong to this group?"
Cryptocurrency investment is gaining popularity in 2020 until 2021 when many investors become rich after investing in Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETH), therefore the list below is the top seven BTC holders in the world.
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss
The twin brothers who launched a crypto exchange called Gemini reportedly started collecting BTC in 2012.
In 2013, the two individuals held $11 million in crypto through their investment companies.
They have held BTC for years and have made incredible gains in 2020, where currently the Winklevoss twins manage to hold $6 billion worth of BTC.
Michael Saylor
Saylor, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MicroStrategy who has over 120,000 units of BTC has been quick to buy large amounts of the digital asset if the price drops.
He in 2021 had a total wealth of around $2.3 billion right after investing in BTC before its price skyrocketed.
Changpeng Zhao (CZ)
CZ who founded the Binance crypto exchange in July 2017 was found to dominate the total number of digital asset transactions.
Satoshi Nakamoto
In addition to allegedly mining over 1 million BTC, BTC creator Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009 reportedly held approximately $30 billion in the digital asset.
Law Enforcement Agencies
Most BTC owners are legal institutions or government agencies after Bulgaria managed to hold 213,500 BTC in 2017 before the digital asset's price hit $20,000 for the first time.
Earlier, the FBI also owned 144,000 BTC but unfortunately they sold their entire holdings when the price of the digital asset was at $334.
Barry Silbert
The Digital Currency Group (DCG) founded by Silbert has not only invested in 200 crypto startups but has also acquired CoinDesk and Coinbase.
DCG has managed investments that hold more than 650,000 BTC and currently amount to $25 billion.
Tim Draper
Draper is an American venture capital investor and founder of Draper University who has made early investments in Tesla, Skype and Coinbase.
However, his initial investment in BTC made him a millionaire following his 2014 purchase of 30,000 BTC for $19 million and it is now worth over $1 billion.
