Satoshi Nakamoto Becomes the 11th Richest Person in the World Thanks to Bitcoin

He does not speak. He sells nothing. And yet, Satoshi Nakamoto has just shaken the top of the financial pyramid. Thanks to a bitcoin that reached $122,500, the creator of crypto has amassed a fortune estimated at $134.26 billion. Without ever moving a single one of his tokens.

What if silence became heavier than gold?

There are fortunes that shine under photographers’ flashes, and others that lie dormant in the shadows, like well-kept secrets. Satoshi Nakamoto, this name that is neither a name nor a person, but a myth, a mystery, a story half-whispered in the digital corridors of the modern world. And now this faceless figure has just knocked on the door of the ultra-rich club. We did not hear him enter, but bitcoin shouted for two.

At $122,500 per token, the virtual currency has propelled its creator to the 11th rank among the world’s richest. Higher than Michael Dell. Higher than many men who have shown everything, said everything, displayed everything. 

Satoshi, however, has never sold anything. He still holds 1.096 million bitcoins, spread across a constellation of dormant wallets. Frozen figures, but behind them, a vertigo: the world’s most silent fortune.

Climbing to the top with bitcoin without ever climbing the ladder

The summit is still far away. To surpass Elon Musk, still perched at the top with $404 billion, bitcoin would have to reach about $370,000, a 202% increase. A climb that seems crazy, but is not so much in the crypto universe, where the unreal often becomes reality.

Predictions are running wild. Bloomberg mentions an annual growth of 50%, Bitwise talks about $200,000 by the end of 2025, and Arthur Hayes aims for $250,000 this year. Meanwhile, Satoshi Nakamoto says nothing. He sells nothing. He remains there, like a lighthouse that shines without ever moving.

This detachment fascinates. Why keep these coins intact? Why never have cashed out a single profit? Some see it as an ethical stance, others, a conviction. As if Satoshi never wanted to be rich, but only to change the rules of the game.

The true power of Nakamoto is not his wealth. It is his absence. His refusal to exist in this globalized theater that is modern capitalism. A ghost billionaire in a world of lights.

So yes, if bitcoin reaches $370,000, he or she, or the group, will become the richest person in the world. But without ever showing up. Like an idea that takes power without uttering a word. Maybe that’s the real revolution: not the one imposed by force, but the one that moves forward silently. While everyone is looking for a leader, bitcoin climbs higher, surpasses Amazon, and becomes the fifth most powerful asset in the world.