Bitcoin is a digital asset and payment system with a market capitalization of around $913.1 billion as of December 2021.
It is considered by many to be one of the most successful digital currencies ever created.
Launched in 2009, Bitcoin is the first and remains the most successful blockchain-based cryptocurrency in the world.
Most top Bitcoin billionaires became rich by creating products and services to grow the cryptocurrency’s ecosystem.
Who is the highest Bitcoin owner in 2022?
Let’s take a closer look at the people who own the highest Bitcoin currently?
1. Sam Bankman-Fried
Sam Bankman-Fried’s ascent to crypto billionaire status has been fairly rapid. The 29-year-old MIT grad founded FTX, one of the world’s most popular crypto exchanges, in 2019 and was estimated to be worth $8.7 billion in April 2021 by Forbes.
2. Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss
They parlayed the millions that they earned from their lawsuit against Facebook into cryptocurrencies. Forbes estimates their net worth at $3 billion each.
3. Barry Silbert
He is the chief executive officer and founder of Digital Currency Group. Forbes lists his net worth as $1.6 billion.
4. Brian Armstrong
He is the founder of Coinbase, North America’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume. Brian is estimated to be worth $10.9 billion by Forbes in December 2021.
5. Michael Saylor
He is the CEO of software firm MicroStrategy Inc. The firm began acquiring the cryptocurrency in August 2020 by snapping up Bitcoin worth $250 million. Forbes estimates Saylor’s net worth to be $2.3 billion as a result of his bet on Bitcoin.
