Crypto community is in awe after blockchain analysis firm Arkham attack released A detailed report on the Bitcoin Rich List was published on Saturday, March 28th.
This report introduces the top Bitcoin holders around the world, but it has been controversial because it does not even rank in the top three, despite the fact that major asset management company Strategy has been actively accumulating Bitcoin.
Bitcoin creator Satoshi maintains top spot
Despite the massive accumulation of Bitcoin by institutions, Bitcoin’s mysterious creator Satoshi Nakamoto still sits at the top of the list as the world’s largest Bitcoin holder.
According to the data shown, the mysterious Bitcoin creator currently holds approximately 1.1 million Bitcoins. $BTC It is worth more than $77 billion. Despite the creator’s dormancy, Bitcoin So far, the wallet holdings have been able to exceed this amount.
While some commentators are impressed with Satoshi’s holdings, others say it is only a matter of time before institutional investors reverse their holdings.
Some believe that Satoshi’s holdings were mined over approximately 22,000 blocks in Bitcoin’s early days since 2010, and are not of the nature of actual adoption. Therefore, a relentless accumulator like Strategy could outperform Satoshi in the coming years.
Coinbase vs. Strategy holdings
The data further revealed that US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has risen to second place on the list as having the largest amount of Bitcoin among institutions.
Approximately 982,000 items $BTC Under Coinbase’s management, the exchange has surpassed the world’s largest Bitcoin Treasury Strategy holding a total of 738,000 coins. $BTC Only 443,000 people $BTC Of the holdings available on-chain.
Although Strategy is known worldwide for its aggressive accumulation of Bitcoin over the years, some commentators point out that directly comparing Coinbase and Strategy can be misleading and argue that this ranking is not completely fair.
They pointed out that the bitcoins held by Coinbase cannot be handed over as direct holdings of the company because the exchange operates as a custodial platform. $BTC They hold the properties of millions of users.
However, they further argued that this was not the case. strategy This is because the company’s Bitcoin holdings are corporate bond assets held solely by the company due to stable Bitcoin purchases.
