In a new spectacular milestone, Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious founder of Bitcoin, has surpassed Microsoft chief Bill Gates in net worth and value. This recent feat has been accomplished due to Bitcoin’s soaring price value, which has taken the asset to a new high of $121K at press time.
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Satoshi Nakamoto Is Richer Than Bill Gates

Nakamoto, the mysterious founder of Bitcoin, has now surpassed Bill Gates’s net worth. The BTC chief is now sitting on a fortune of $133.5B, exceeding that of Gates, which stands at $118B per the latest Arkham report.
SATOSHI NAKAMOTO IS NOW RICHER THAN BILL GATES
SATOSHI NET WORTH: $133.5B
BILL GATES NET WORTH: $118.7B pic.twitter.com/ysBQclDyCw— Arkham (@arkham) August 13, 2025
The stark difference suggests the power that cryptocurrency assets hold, as markets have now started to favor the domain more holistically. Nakamoto is now racing towards overtaking Warren Buffett in the net worth race, as Buffett’s net worth stands close to $142B per Forbes, while Nakamoto’s has now surged to $133B.
Satoshi Nakamoto founded Bitcoin in 2008 by introducing a white paper discussing the depth and intricacies of the asset. Nakamoto was active till 2010 but has not been heard from ever since.
Nakamoto was also one of the first individuals to solve the cryptocurrency adoption dilemma. The Bitcoin founder introduced the idea of “double-spending of crypto” by proposing a peer-to-peer network model, according to Investing’s BTC data.
Bitcoin’s Soaring Value Made Nakamoto Rich
Bitcoin has delivered better returns than any other asset class over the years. BTC was trading at $0.5 in 2010 and has gone up exponentially over the years. The asset is now sitting at $123K at press time.
Bitcoin yearly highs:
2010: $0.5
2011: $31.9
2012: $15.4
2013: $1,241
2014: $1,093
2015: $492
2016: $982
2017: $19,870
2018: $17,252
2019: $13,929
2020: $29,298
2021: $68,990
2022: $48,199
2023: $44,697
2024: $108,244
2025: $124,436
Current price – $123,359— World of Statistics (@stats_feed) August 14, 2025
The asset is poised to hit higher as predicted by Fundstrat’s Tom Lee. Lee shared how BTC could easily hit $200K to $250K by the end of this year.
Tom Lee EOY Bitcoin price prediction:
— Altcoin Daily (@AltcoinDaily) August 1, 2025
"I still think $200k $250k is possible." pic.twitter.com/5FZc3sYerJ
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