• The number of addresses with a non-zero balance has surpassed 44 million.
• Almost 200,000 addresses with a balance of 1 Bitcoin or more have been added since 2020.
• The number of addresses with a balance of one or more Bitcoin is currently sitting at 981,000 addresses.
Bitcoin Addresses Surpass 44 Million
The number of Bitcoin (BTC) addresses with a non-zero balance has surpassed the 44 million mark. Since 2020, the Bitcoin ecosystem has seen an increase of around 11 million addresses with a non-zero balance. This means that there are now almost 200,000 addresses with a balance of 1 Bitcoin or more. The current total for these types of accounts stands at 981,000.
Definition
Addresses with a non-zero balance are defined as the number of unique addresses holding a positive (non-zero) amount of coins. A balance with one or more Bitcoin is defined as the number of unique addresses holding at least one coin.
Quick Take
The quick take on this news is that it shows how much the Bitcoin ecosystem has grown in recent years and how many people are investing in cryptocurrency today. It also demonstrates how popular and widely used cryptocurrency has become over the last few years despite its volatile price movements and unpredictable nature.
Data Sources
To gather this data, CryptoSlate used two sources: Glassnode’s Number of Addresses With Non-Zero Balance chart and their Number Of Addresses Holding At Least One BTC chart to get accurate figures on the topic discussed in this article.
Disclaimer
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