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Most Investors Are Wrong About Who Owns the Most Bitcoin. That Misunderstanding Is a Buying Opportunity.

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Bitcoin's true supply is likely far lower than many investors realize. That makes Bitcoin's valuation gap with gold even more compelling.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is once again under fire. The price of the most popular crypto asset on the planet has plunged more than 10% over the past 30 days.

But here's the thing: Bitcoin's price has always been volatile, and its long-term upside potential remains lucrative. That's due to two reasons. First, Bitcoin continues to have a wide value gap relative to another popular asset with similar characteristics. Second, the largest Bitcoin holder will likely never sell. And no, that owner isn't Satoshi Nakamoto.

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Most experienced crypto investors believe that Satoshi Nakamoto is Bitcoin's biggest holder. And in some ways, that's true.

"Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, is estimated to hold approximately 1.1 million BTC, accumulated through mining during Bitcoin's early days," reports Kraken, a popular cryptocurrency exchange. "What's interesting is that the thousands of Bitcoin Nakamoto earned from block rewards have never been spent. Instead, these coins lie dormant spread across approximately 22,000 different wallet addresses. If any of these coins moved, it could cause significant fluctuations in bitcoin's value and send shockwaves throughout the wider cryptocurrency industry."

Due to the stakes, Nakamoto may never sell this early Bitcoin position. Or, perhaps Nakamoto is no longer alive to process the transactions. Or, maybe Nakamoto lost the private keys to these Bitcoins. It's also possible that some one else entirely controls the position.

In reality, the largest Bitcoin stake isn't controlled by Nakamoto -- it's controlled by no one.

"[A]nalysts estimate that between 2.3 million and 3.7 million Bitcoins are permanently lost," reports research from Ledger.

This reality is little…

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