Is Bitcoin Making Millionaires As Crypto Millionaire Population Surged to 172,300?
The crypto industry is among the fastest-growing entities, with trillions in market cap. It has boomed to this extent within a short span of fifteen years, which is impressive. In this making, millions of cryptos have entered the market, and an even higher amount of users trade actively. More importantly, Bitcoin, which is the beginning of the industry, is also a pioneer, fulfilling the dreams of hundreds or even thousands of users with its high-profiting history. More than that, cryptocurrency is an opportunity for users looking for financial freedom, especially as the crypto millionaire population has surged to 172,3000 per June 30 reports.
Crypto Millionaire Population Increased by 95% in A Year
As per the Crypto Wealth Report 2024, the Crypto millionaire count has surged to 172,300 after a 95% surge in the last year. Based on this, now 172,300 people hold more than $1 million ($1,000,000) worth of cryptocurrencies, making $173.3 billion in market cap among these people. This year has seen a significant shift in this count, as back in 2023, the same crypto millionaire population was around 88,200, almost half.
The calculation does not end here, as a significant surge in billionaires and centi-millionaires has also been noticed. The users carrying $1 Billion (1,000,000,000) worth of cryptocurrency have surged to 28, whereas the Crypto centi-millionaires (users holding $100 Million) count has surged to 325.
Not only this, but the number of Bitcoin Millionaire has also increased by 111% in this span, making the official count 85,400, almost double the previous year’s data. The Bitcoin centi-millionaires count has also surged by 100%, bringing the total to 156, followed by the Billionaire’s count to 11 after an 83% surge.
The report also highlighted the rising amount of crypto users, which is now 560 Million, after a 32% increase in the year. At the same time, the Bitcoin user count has increased to 275 Million after the 31% charge, indicating at dominace of the Bitcoin users and the Bitcoin millionaires in this achievement.
Why Is The Crypto & Bitcoin Millionaire Count Rising?
The main rise in the crypto millionaire population is due to the rising number of Bitcoin millionaires in the market, which stands correct in its high demand. This statement stands more true in the case of Billionaire, as said by Andrew Amoils, the head of research at New World Wealth, that
Of the six new crypto billionaires created over the past year, five came from Bitcoin, underscoring its dominant position when it comes to attracting long-term investors who buy large holdings
At the beginning of the year, Bitcoin price surged to an all-time high of $73,750.07, bringing a major boost in the demand in the market. Other than that, over a year, the BTC price has surged 142%. Earlier, it was struggling around $26,100 in August 2023, but now the value is $63,148.
Another significant reason for this growth is the introduction of the Spot Bitcoin ETF in the market. Since its introduction, the BTC ETFs have shown extraordinary performance and maintained the same to this day. Out of this, the Blackrock Bitcoin ETF inflow hitting $224M is playing an important role.
Blackrock, an investment and financial management company, surpassed the rest of ETFs in the market in terms of popularity. Even the Bloomberg analyst predicted Blackrock Bitcoin ETF holdings to exceed Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator and the biggest BTC token holder.
Final Thoughts
The crypto market has offered immense opportunities in the form of millions of cryptos to make investments and earn returns on various crypto exchanges. With the rising demand and trust in the industry, 560 Million people became a part of it. Out of these, 172,300 have become crypto millionaires population, 325 centi-millionaires, and 28 billionaires. And the credit goes to the rising popularity of the Bitcoin and ETFs in the market. Alone, the Bitcoin millionaire count has seen a 111% surge and an 87% surge in the billionaire count, bringing the total to 85,400 and 11 in this category.
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