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BlackRock and MicroStrategy maintain extra BTC than Satoshi

By Editorial Board Published April 21, 2025 3 Min Read
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BlackRock and MicroStrategy maintain extra BTC than Satoshi

As institutional adoption of bitcoin (BTC) has grown, the centralization of wealth has reached a notable stage. At present, simply two entities, MicroStrategy and Blackrock, maintain extra BTC than its creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.

As of their newest attestation, BlackRock’s flagship spot BTC ETF holds 573,187 and MicroStrategy (MSTR) holds 538,200 BTC. Their 1,111,387 BTC exceeds the amount rumored to belong to Satoshi Nakamoto.

Arkham Intelligence estimates Satoshi’s holdings at roughly 1,096,000 BTC. Different estimates normally peak at 1.1 million BTC.

The estimate of Satoshi’s 1.1 million BTC stems from a 2013 evaluation by Sergio Lerner and the Patoshi Sample of early block mining. Historian Pete Rizzo notes many shortcomings of that estimate, with some researchers noting that collaborative mining or different gaps may point out decrease possession for Satoshi than Lerner’s 1.1 million.

In any case, few historians present proof for Satoshi proudly owning greater than 1.1 million BTC, except Satoshi subsequently bought or mined secretly after he disappeared in April 2011. Due to this fact, it’s secure to imagine that Blackrock and MicroStrategy personal greater than Satoshi’s publicly-known BTC holdings.

Company BTC versus unencumbered BTC in self-custody

After all, each of those establishments maintain encumbered BTC. In contrast to Satoshi’s trove of self-mined BTC saved on private wallets with no identified claims of third-party possession, thousands and thousands of third events have authorized declare to the BTC at BlackRock and MicroStrategy.

BlackRock holds all of its 573,187 spot BTC on behalf of IBIT shareholders around the globe. These cash should not an asset of the company however moderately the belongings backing its exchange-traded fund (ETF).

In a considerably comparable but distinct manner, MicroStrategy holds its 538,200 BTC as an indebted company. The corporate, owned by thousands and thousands of shareholders, should pay curiosity and principal again to debtors, dividends to most well-liked shareholders, payroll to workers, taxes and costs for skilled providers, and a wide range of different obligations. 

Hundreds of thousands of MSTR shareholders personal their slice of the corporate’s fairness, together with its encumbered BTC, so it isn’t truthful to think about these 538,200 cash as owned by any specific individual, both.

Extra BTC than Satoshi, technically talking

In different phrases, Blackrock and MicroStrategy technically maintain extra BTC than Satoshi Nakamoto’s publicly-verifiable wallets. Nonetheless, thousands and thousands of individuals have varied varieties of claims on their mixed 1,111,387 BTC.

Ultimately, regardless of the institutional centralization of digital asset possession during the last decade, Satoshi Nakamoto stays the world’s wealthiest particular person crypto proprietor.

Edit 18:58 UTC, Apr 21: Corrected inaccurate declare in first paragraph of company possession surpassing Satoshi inside the final decade.

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