Just realized something wild about Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin holdings. The guy has literally never sold a single coin since 2010. We're talking about 16 years of pure hodling without touching his wallets once.



Let that sink in. His unrealized gains are sitting at around $75 billion USD based on current BTC price of $75.25K. That makes him the 22nd richest person on the planet, and he achieved this without ever executing a single exit trade. Most people would've panic sold during the 2017 crash, the 2018 bear market, or literally any other moment. Not Satoshi.

What's even more interesting is the contrast with pretty much every other early crypto figure. You've got founders who took profits, VCs who sold their bags, exchanges that dumped coins. But the creator of Bitcoin? Complete diamond hands since day one.

The data comes from Arkham, so we're looking at verified on-chain information here. His wallets haven't moved in forever. It's almost like the ultimate vote of confidence in his own creation. Whether that's intentional or just because he's disappeared into obscurity, nobody really knows.

But yeah, if you ever wondered whether Satoshi actually believed in Bitcoin long-term, his wallet history pretty much answers that question.
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