Bitcoin White Paper Turns 17 Today as Satoshi’s $120B Fortune Climbs $2.8 Billion

Seventeen years ago today, Satoshi Nakamoto emailed a nine-page document that changed the world. It introduced the idea of a decentralized financial system built on trustless code rather than banks or governments.

Satoshi’s 9-Page Bitcoin Document That Built A Trillion-Dollar Market

The Bitcoin (BTC) white paper, titled Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System, was shared with a small cryptography mailing list on October 31, 2008.

That idea has since grown into a $2.4 trillion digital market, reshaping how nations, exchanges, and investors perceive money. Seventeen years later, the Bitcoin white paper still stands as one of the most influential documents in modern finance.

Its publication ignited a movement that now involves nation-states, ETFs, and global corporations. It is proof that a code can outlive its creator and that innovation born during crisis (the 2008 housing crisis in the U.S.) can redefine how value moves across the world.

The belief in Bitcoin’s long-term potential continues to strengthen. Recently, Binance founder CZ predicted that Bitcoin will flip gold in market cap.

Bitcoin now stands as the foundation of this transformation. Also, the name Satoshi Nakamoto remains one of technology’s greatest mysteries.

Satoshi’s Bitcoin Fortune Rises By $2.8 Billion

According to Arkham Intelligence, Satoshi’s long-dormant wallet holdings are now worth about $120.7 billion. His 1.096 million BTC has never moved since mining began in the blockchain’s earliest days.

Over the past 24 hours, the value of these coins increased by roughly $2.8 billion. On TradingView, BTC price rose by 2.35% in the last 24 hours to about $110,852, showing renewed bullish sentiment ahead of November. The magnitude of that gain underscores the power of Bitcoin’s market swings.

Institutional conviction also remains strong. Recently, Michael Saylor’s Strategy added to its BTC holdings. Despite Satoshi’s total silence since 2010, his fortune fluctuates daily by billions, depending on Bitcoin’s price. A day earlier, the same holdings were worth around $119.5 billion when BTC traded below $109,000.

Kalshi Traders Split On Bitcoin’s Year-End Price

According to traders on Kalshi prediction markets, there is a 50% probability that Bitcoin price would drop lower than $100,000 by the end of the year.

Meanwhile, veteran trader Peter Brandt revealed that he is now holding a short in BTC futures after noticing a megaphone pattern appear in the charts.

However, the veteran analyst stated that he remains a long-term Bitcoin holder. Brandt said it can feel “intellectually and emotionally awkward” to hold opposing positions across different timeframes. He noted that his view about Bitcoin is different as an investor versus a swing trader.