The parabolic structure by which the price of bitcoin rises is clearly shown in this legendary tweet by Greg Schoen from 16 in May of 2011:
I wish I could save my Xcoxin bitcoins for $ 1700 instead of selling them for $ 0,06 each, because now they cost $ 0,30!
Greg schoen@GregSchoenI wish I had kept my 1,700 BTC @ $ 0.06 instead of selling them at $ 0.30, now that they're $ 8.00! #bitcoin
Bitcoin billionaires know one thing for sure: patience is the key to success. If Greg had it, he would now also be on this list. Here are the five richest bitcoin holders.
1. Satoshi Nakamoto
"And Oscar gets": Satoshi Nakamoto. It is estimated that the author of the “White Book” of Bitcoin has from 600 000 to one million BTC. In the last bull movement, it would be more than 19 billion dollars (subject to an estimate of one million). This would make the legendary figure one of the richest people on earth. However, it is unlikely that Mr. X will ever launch his coins into the market. This can lead to a fatal signal effect and an endless fall in price.
A US citizen with Japanese roots categorically denies having ever been associated with Bitcoin.
The fact that Satoshi did not have a permanent job during the period under review sounds rather suspicious ...
2. Winklevoss brothers (Winklevoss brothers)
The Winklevoss brothers are one of the first bitcoin billionaires. After graduating from Harvard in 2004, they first worked on their ConnectU social platform. It's impossible to deny that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was inspired by their platform; the court partially approved the Winklevoss story and awarded the twins $65 million in damages.
Gradually, they invested in Bitcoin. And with such dedication that Cameron and Tyler were able to accumulate a whole percentage of all the BTC available.
Here is their Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything, Ask me anything):
We are Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, co-founders of Gemini - a cryptocurrency exchange and depository - identical twins, Olympians and business angels. A lot has changed since our last appearance at the AMA in 2015, and we look forward to discussing what we think is needed for the crypto revolution. Ask us anything! Gemini ran a full page ad in The New York Times today discussing the cryptocurrency revolution and what we think is needed to make it a success. We believe this revolution will reshape commerce, the financial system, the Internet, and money as we know it. It won't be easy and there are no guarantees, but we believe that the revolutions that build a solid set of rules for a better future are the ones that have the greatest chance of succeeding. So how did we get interested in cryptocurrency? We first learned about bitcoin in 2012 and soon began to believe that it was the dawn of an incredibly deep era of money and world financial history. We started buying bitcoin, but quickly realized that there was no safe and easy way to buy, sell, and store it (or any other cryptocurrency). So we started Gemini as a solution to our own problem. This was the first step in the Gemini Exchange's mission to build the future of money. A mission that includes building trust and long-term, sustainable value for our customers. 2018 has been a big year for Gemini, and it's only just getting started. Our goal is to turn Gemini into a Centurion - a company that has been around for over 100 years - that will help launch the crypto revolution onwards and upwards and to the moon! Join us to talk about Gemini, Cryptocurrency and whatever is on your mind!
3. Tim Draper (Tim Draper)
In the list of the five most optimistic forecasts for Bitcoin, we can say that Draper is in third place: 250 000 dollars per unit of digital gold by the end of 2022 of the year.
From such an exorbitant price, Draper himself will especially benefit. Since in 2014, he helped the US government with the help of tens of thousands of bitcoins, the venture capitalist and the founder of the Draper University had assets of at least 30 000 BTC.
4. Gavin Andresen
Gavin Andresen may not have invented Bitcoin, but he formed it like no other. Satoshi himself said that he chose the founder of the Bitcoin Foundation 2010 as his successor.
How much BTC the main developer has is unknown. However, since the early days of the Fund, it has become commonplace to pay salaries in #1 cryptocurrency. Since then, it can be assumed that he is a Hodlite.
5. Bulgaria
Yes, you read that right: since law enforcement cracked down on much organized crime en masse in May 2017, the country is sitting on a golden treasure. Since then, more than 213 BTC have been owned by the state – enough to pay off a quarter of the national debt in one fell swoop.