Can 100 billionaires buy total supply of 90% BTC?

[abaeze]

Today, while watching the predictions of various big businessmen about Bitcoin, one thing occurred to me - the price of Bitcoin will be one million, but before I thought it was a matter of time, but my research says that it is possible to have 2 million within two years not one million, and it is really possible. According to the international media or business magazine Forbes, there are a total of more than 3,000 billionaires in the list of The World’s Billionaires 2025 around the world. According to this report, the combined wealth of these billionaires is about $16.1 trillion. If only 100 people buy 90% of the total circulation, then its price can be 2 million. Total supply Bitcoin = 21,00,000 and total 90% of circulation = 18,900,000 BTC

Let's say,
Price per Bitcoin = $100,000 (although the round figure has been taken to facilitate the calculation due to price fluctuations) then if you calculate 1.89 trillion USD will be the total price of 90% of Bitcoin. If the total amount of this price is calculated and divided among 100 people, then each person will cost only 18.9 billion USD. Which is not impossible for investors like them. we know that when so many BTC are bought together, the price will skyrocket, but even then I think it is not impossible. Now my question is: 1. Is it possible, 100 (or a certain number) billionaires buy 90% of the total circulation? If it is possible then 2. Will Bitcoin be able to maintain its decentralized position? Or will it be played by a small number of people like current fiat currencies?

[Ambatman]

 Know understand your calculation or the basis to your prediction. And to your questions

1. Depends if there are sellers and the true number of lost Bitcoins.
If everybody is hypothetically willing to sell and there's no lost Bitcoins then yes
But in real life it won't be possible due to reasons I just mentioned
And also the price would be more expensive as the demand exceeds supply.

2. Bitcoin price isn't Bitcoins protocol. Bitcoin protocol is decentralized in nature and few people owning Bitcoin wouldn't directly change that.

Or will it be played by a small number of people like current fiat currencies?

Owning lots of Bitcoin doesn't give one the power to print more Bitcoin
And if they are able to change the protocol to suit their needs then that's no longer Bitcoin.

[Dunamisx]

1. Is it possible, 100 (or a certain number) billionaires buy 90% of the total circulation? If it is possible then 2. Will Bitcoin be able to maintain its decentralized position? Or will it be played by a small number of people like current fiat currencies?

Newbies knows how to ask questions in a funny approach   i will try to give some answers to your questions all together without having to quote each separately before saying what i have to say base on my view.

1. No, its not possible, because bitcoin is not centralized and not that there is a particular place they all have to go and buy it, those whales we also see do accumulate gradually and buy from different sources and with different time intervals.

2. Bitcoin will always remained a decentralized currency, as long as the government or any central authority are not the ones in charge controlling it.

[Solosanz]

Since current Bitcoin market cap is $2.1 Trillion, theoretically it should be possible because the top 100 billionaires have larger money than Bitcoin market cap. But, not everyone will agree to sell Bitcoin at $100K-$200K, which is in reality it's high likely not possible.

The market cap is too huge which make richest people in this world not even able to control it.

The combined net worth of the top 100 billionaires fluctuates constantly but was estimated by Forbes to be around $3.2 trillion to $3.7 trillion in August 2025

[Mia Chloe]

Today, while watching the predictions of various big businessmen about Bitcoin, one thing occurred to me - the price of Bitcoin will be one million, but before I thought it was a matter of time, but my research says that it is possible to have 2 million within two years not one million, and it is really possible.

It's simply math but I don't think it's worth calculating. Billionaires can't just all in one mind decide to buy off the total supply just like that and aside from that you're actually ignoring the fact for there to be buyers there also have to be sellers and similarly all the persons hodling cannot just unanimously sell of their coins.

If particular sets of persons buy off every single bitcoin then it can't be called a hundred percent decentralized network anymore and the idea of decentralization is the corner stone of bitcoin's growth.

[Bitcoin Smith]

You did the math without taking into an important factor. Networth ≠ Liquid cash. You see their networth is coming from stocks, bonds, investment on many things and their valuation, gold and simply any asset. So if you see someone valued at 10 billion that doesn't mean they can free up 10 billion and just buy bitcoin with it.

And if they try to liquid some of their asset like their company share of 10% that just crash their total valuation.

[Hamza2424]

1. Is it possible, 100 (or a certain number) billionaires buy 90% of the total circulation? If it is possible then 2. Will Bitcoin be able to maintain its decentralized position? Or will it be played by a small number of people like current fiat currencies?

Will you sell your BTC, if you hold any? I hold some Bitcoin, and some holders have been holding BTC for a long time. What if they don't plan to sell? So theoretically your calculation is right, but practically it is not possible because not every bitcoin holder will agree to sell even if you convince all the billionaires to buy it.

There must be 100 billionaires or maybe more who have bought BTC but the amount you are asking is too big for all of them. They won't invest such a huge amount in one asset and that's their main lesson to become a millionaire. The answer to 2nd question is, the integrity of BTC in terms of decentralization won't be sustained if fewer people own more BTC, they can easily manipulate the price.

[serjent05]

Today, while watching the predictions of various big businessmen about Bitcoin, one thing occurred to me - the price of Bitcoin will be one million, but before I thought it was a matter of time, but my research says that it is possible to have 2 million within two years not one million, and it is really possible.

In one speculation and theory yes it is possible to say, even reaching $10 million in the next month is possible to say actually it is easy to say, but in reality check?  It is quite the opposite. If we look at the price history and how the cycle transition from bearish to bullish and back to bearish shows that this year would be the peak of the bullish run of Bitcoin.  After Bitcoin reach its peak it will transition to bearish where the transition is possible to happen in the end of the year or next year.

This pattern of BTC conflicts your speculation of Bitcoin reaching $2 million in the next two year and probably Bitcoin will be 50% cheaper by then.

According to the international media or business magazine Forbes, there are a total of more than 3,000 billionaires in the list of The World’s Billionaires 2025 around the world. According to this report, the combined wealth of these billionaires is about $16.1 trillion. If only 100 people buy 90% of the total circulation, then its price can be 2 million. Total supply Bitcoin = 21,00,000 and total 90% of circulation = 18,900,000 BTC

Assuming these Billionaires do buy aggressively,  then Bitcoin price maybe go way beyond the $2 million.  Remember in every demand the supply react.  People will tend to increase their price when they see that there is a FOMO happening in the market.

Let's say,
1. Is it possible, 100 (or a certain number) billionaires buy 90% of the total circulation?

Everything is possible, but it is highly unlikely because some of these Billionaire, maybe, is anti Bitcoin.

Will Bitcoin be able to maintain its decentralized position? Or will it be played by a small number of people like current fiat currencies?

These billionaires are just buy do they?  And they are not buying the authority to code and modify BTC, yes?  So Bitcoin will stay decentralized, but the market, yes they will be played by a small number of people since they have the money and the BTC (assuming they accumulated 90% of the supply) to manipulate the market.

[Mrbluntzy]

Bitcoin is decentralized and will remain like that unless you are handing your coins to centralized exchanges and KYC platforms, it doesn't matter if 100 billionaire buys the Bitcoin or not, if they still wants to keep their identity away from you, they can decide to use Bitcoin mixer to transfer the coins to different wallets, just that what you are thinking is not going to be possible because these 100 rich people must have a specific source of income that made them to have a beautiful net worth and they can't all agree to spend all their money to buy Bitcoin, they can buy just some Bitcoin if they want to venture into Bitcoin but I really doubt that there could be such a collaboration among 100 billionaires to buy up 90% of Bitcoin, is just not possible.

[kotajikikox]

The only question you should be asking is whether they would want to. All these billionaires… would they be willing to spend their money on bitcoin? I know a lot of millionaires and billionaires have spent their money on bitcoin already but not all. And certainly not the same amount of money.

[coupable]

1. Is it possible, 100 (or a certain number) billionaires buy 90% of the total circulation? If it is possible then 2. Will Bitcoin be able to maintain its decentralized position? Or will it be played by a small number of people like current fiat currencies?

Of course it's possible theorically since billionaires posess money more than the value of total bitcoin supply in the world. However you should consider few elements; first you should see how much bitcoin available in the market because not everybody willing to sell his bitcoin unless those billionaires will force holders (imaginary senario), second is that bitcoin was first made to be decentralized so of 100 persons willing to monopolize it only for themselves will lost bitcoin value after no one willing to buy or use it as it will be in the hands of limited number persons.

[sunsilk]

Now my question is: 1. Is it possible, 100 (or a certain number) billionaires buy 90% of the total circulation? If it is possible then 2. Will Bitcoin be able to maintain its decentralized position? Or will it be played by a small number of people like current fiat currencies?

They can if they want to gatekeep and keep the 90% of the total supply in the economy right now. Let's just deduct the lost Bitcoins forever and those that haven't been mined yet.

So, for them to do that. They'll have to contact all of exchanges and the miners that they'll have an organized buying that they would do.

The winners here are not just them but also us who have been holding for so long. If we start seeing them seriously buying, are you going to sell? probably not. So in theory, they will be able to but it also depends on the supply in the economy and if most holders are going to sell if the demand keeps up and reflects to the price.

[pancelot]

Today, while watching the predictions of various big businessmen about Bitcoin, one thing occurred to me - the price of Bitcoin will be one million, but before I thought it was a matter of time, but my research says that it is possible to have 2 million within two years not one million, and it is really possible. According to the international media or business magazine Forbes, there are a total of more than 3,000 billionaires in the list of The World’s Billionaires 2025 around the world. According to this report, the combined wealth of these billionaires is about $16.1 trillion. If only 100 people buy 90% of the total circulation, then its price can be 2 million. Total supply Bitcoin = 21,00,000 and total 90% of circulation = 18,900,000 BTC

Let's say,
Price per Bitcoin = $100,000 (although the round figure has been taken to facilitate the calculation due to price fluctuations) then if you calculate 1.89 trillion USD will be the total price of 90% of Bitcoin. If the total amount of this price is calculated and divided among 100 people, then each person will cost only 18.9 billion USD. Which is not impossible for investors like them. we know that when so many BTC are bought together, the price will skyrocket, but even then I think it is not impossible. Now my question is: 1. Is it possible, 100 (or a certain number) billionaires buy 90% of the total circulation? If it is possible then 2. Will Bitcoin be able to maintain its decentralized position? Or will it be played by a small number of people like current fiat currencies?

Theoretically, 100 billionaires could buy 90% of the existing Bitcoin supply, but in reality, this would be impossible. Because Bitcoin is spread across millions of wallets, many of which are inactive, and the market is illiquid for mass purchases, the price would inevitably skyrocket beyond expectations. If this were to happen, Bitcoin would likely lose its decentralization and become controlled by a handful of individuals, resembling the traditional fiat system. Therefore, my prediction is that a much more realistic high price would be achieved through global adoption and widespread demand, rather than the monopoly of a handful of billionaires.

[Woodie]

90% is a big number , if anything it's an impossible number!!

Think about all the lost coins, hodlers that have passed on and coins  remained untouched, and even before getting to that we need to consider the decentralised infrastructure Bitcoin is built on which makes it impossible for all persons around the world to sell all because some overzealous whale thinks they can buy everyone out...

Besides, if someone bought those 90% of total supply it would make no sense for the rest of us to even continue talking about bitcoin..

[Stablexcoin]

The only question you should be asking is whether they would want to. All these billionaires… would they be willing to spend their money on bitcoin? I know a lot of millionaires and billionaires have spent their money on bitcoin already but not all. And certainly not the same amount of money.

To be straight with the response, since most users already made points concerning the question.

Do these billionaires have the funds to buy 90% of Bitcoin, Yes they have the funds.

In reality, if they decide persuading everyone to buy all Bitcoin, you as a holder are you willing to sell?

Same way it applies to every other investor.

[Raflesia]

Anyone can claim bitcoin at any value they want, but in the end, this situation will only lead to speculation where the final conclusion is 50/50, especially when looking at this from the perspective of several media outlets that only want clickbait for the articles they publish.

I won't say that this is right or wrong, but in the end, we just have to remain humble and lower our expectations a little, even though sometimes the movement of bitcoin is beyond expectations, but we cannot be too sure about one-sided claims and only rely on speculation.
As for the billionaires mentioned in this context, we also have no specific data or anything related to whether all of them can buy it or not. Sometimes everyone has their own beliefs about this, and we also realize that not all billionaires or trillionaires want Bitcoin, so we cannot speculate too much about this.

[Zaguru12]

90% is a big number , if anything it's an impossible number!!

Think about all the lost coins, hodlers that have passed on and coins  remained untouched, and even before getting to that we need to consider the decentralised infrastructure Bitcoin is built on which makes it impossible for all persons around the world to sell all because some overzealous whale thinks they can buy everyone out...

Besides, if someone bought those 90% of total supply it would make no sense for the rest of us to even continue talking about bitcoin..

In as much as I don’t think there is any restriction on a particular amount that someone can actually buy or sell bitcoin is not under censorship to place such restrictions. But the problem is 80 percent of investors holding now would not be lookin to sale and that’s why we can not have rich people or rather whales taking control of the bitcoin market just like that.

Having 90% of a coin simply means that the person makes the call and sets the bitcoin price because the remaining 20% will have no say whatever on the market situation, if the whale sells other small holders will sell too and this is definitely going to be worse than some Altcoins, but let’s come out of the fantasy this will never happen as many of us aren’t even ready to sell out

[famososMuertos]

Can 100 billionaires buy total supply of 90% BTC?

You should have used that phrase in a hypothetical sense, because in reality, there's no need for a fixed, round number like 100, especially when fortunes are now measured in billions. That said, your 'utopian' equation is missing the factor of volatility, since this isn't something you can execute at a certain fixed price.
In conclusion, is it possible? In a hypothetical case, yes.

So, the question now is... in that glorious scenario, what are you going to do? Sell, buy, or just come up with another impossible question?

[Darker45]

There are several factors involved that it's hard to give a straight yes-or-no answer. If you're only looking at plain numbers, yeah, it's possible. But since those numbers don't exist in a vacuum, it's actually next to impossible for such a scenario to happen.

In the first place, will there ever be a time when 90% of the entire supply is available? Or, do you think your $100,000 estimate won't multiply several folds way before these billionaires are halfway through their acquisition?

For me, these billionaires would run out of money first before they even finish acquiring 50% of the total supply.

[BlackBoss_]

According to the international media or business magazine Forbes, there are a total of more than 3,000 billionaires in the list of The World’s Billionaires 2025 around the world.

Let them be.

They are welcome to Bitcoin market and they can buy bitcoins if they want to.
You don't have to mind about those millionaires or billionaires, but let's focus on yourself, what you think and what you do.

If you imagine of a future when more millionaires and billionaires become Bitcoin investors, you can take advantage of your imagination and start or boost your investment and Bitcoin accumulation from now.

Will Bitcoin be able to maintain its decentralized position? Or will it be played by a small number of people like current fiat currencies?

It will maintain its decentralization that exists on its network hashrate, node operations and distributions rather than on how bitcoins own and distribute among Bitcoin holders.

You don't understand about what's Bitcoin decentralization.