Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, may now be wealthier than Bill Gates due to the rising valuation of Nakamoto's Bitcoin holdings. As reported by Conor Grogan, a director at Coinbase, Nakamoto's holdings could exceed 1.096 million Bitcoin, valued at over $108 billion. This new figure surpasses Gates' net worth of approximately $106 billion, potentially making Nakamoto the 16th richest person in the world. Recent research by Arkham Intelligence identified additional addresses possibly linked to Nakamoto. Transaction patterns also suggest that Nakamoto’s last recorded transactions with a centralized exchange occurred in 2014, while the exchange Kraken might possess information about Nakamoto's identity due to its acquisition of a previous exchange, CaVirtEx. Despite potential KYC data held by Kraken, it is noted that such verification was not widely enforced in the early years of Bitcoin. Cointelegraph is seeking further details from Kraken and Arkham regarding Nakamoto's holdings and identity.

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