FX.co ★ Biggest winners from Bitcoin's historic rally

Satoshi Nakamoto

Though Satoshi Nakamoto's identity remains one of finance's greatest mysteries, he may have emerged as the biggest beneficiary of the latest crypto boom. His holdings are estimated at up to 1.1 million BTC, now worth approximately $135 billion. This figure is nearly $62 billion more than it was in April. Assuming he exists, the rapid rise in his wealth over just a few months would place him as the 11th richest person on Earth.

Michael Saylor

Michael Saylor remains one of Bitcoin’s fiercest advocates in the corporate world, and judging by the numbers, for good reason. His company, MicroStrategy, now boasts a market capitalization of $127 billion and holds more than 601,000 BTC, which at peak prices was valued around $74 billion. In just the first half of July, the company added over 4,000 bitcoins at an average price of $111,000. Saylor's personal crypto wallet, containing 17,732 BTC, is now worth over $2 billion, while his total net worth has grown by nearly $7 billion since April, surpassing $11 billion.

Brian Armstrong

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong continues to benefit from Bitcoin's rise, even amid regular stock sales in 2025 under an automated trading plan. He still owns roughly 19% of the company he founded, meaning his fortune is closely tied to the health of the crypto market. With Bitcoin reaching a new all-time high, Coinbase's valuation has soared, and so has Armstrong's net worth, which has now surpassed $16 billion, up by $5 billion in just a few months.

The Winklevoss brothers

Twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, among the earliest public advocates of Bitcoin, hold more than 28,000 BTC, worth around $3.5 billion today. Riding the wave of crypto’s record-breaking surge, each brother has seen his net worth rise by nearly $3.7 billion, pushing past the $4 billion mark. In June 2024, the Winklevoss twins made headlines by donating 15.47 BTC each to Donald Trump's campaign. At the time, the donation was worth about $1 million. The twins expressed their frustration with the Biden administration's anti-crypto stance.

Mike Novogratz

Mike Novogratz, founder and CEO of crypto-focused Galaxy Digital, is a prominent figure in the world of digital assets. He began investing in Bitcoin in 2013, long before it gained mainstream interest. Since then, he has expanded his footprint across the sector by backing dozens of startups and tokens. Thanks to Bitcoin’s meteoric rise and Galaxy Digital’s growing market presence, Novogratz’s net worth has jumped by $2.4 billion since April, reaching nearly $5 billion today.

Fred Ehrsam

Fred Ehrsam, co-founder of Coinbase, left the company in 2017 but continues to profit from its success. He now leads investment firm Paradigm, which manages more than $8 billion in assets, while also serving on Coinbase’s board of directors and retaining a 4% stake in the exchange. Over the past year, Coinbase shares have climbed by 81%, bolstered in part by the company’s 51,000-BTC reserve. Amid Bitcoin’s latest rally, Ehrsam’s personal fortune has grown by more than $1 billion, now surpassing $4 billion.

Tim Draper

Venture capitalist Tim Draper, a partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson, was one of the first to make a bold institutional bet on Bitcoin. In 2014, he bought nearly 30,000 BTC seized by US authorities from the Silk Road marketplace. That purchase cost him about $19 million at the time, and those coins are now worth over $3.6 billion. Fueled by Bitcoin’s rapid ascent in recent months, Draper’s net worth has climbed by $1.6 billion, once again underscoring the power of early, high-conviction investments.