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Over 40% of Dogecoin millionaires wiped out since Elon Musk began D.O.G.E.

Elon Musk has become so closely linked with Dogecoin (DOGE) that he decided to embed the joke into the name of his new and semi-government agency: Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E.). Although Musk was once a major bullish catalyst for the meme coin, recent Finbold research suggests he may now be having the opposite effect on the cryptocurrency’s value and sentiment.  Finbold data shows that the number of Dogecoin millionaire addresses plunged by 41.37% between January 21 and March 31, a decrease of 964 addresses in just over two months. Over the same period, DOGE price has crashed nearly 50%, from $0.34 shortly after D.O.G.E. was officially established and President Donald Trump was inaugurated to $0.17 at the end of March. Looking at the wealthiest Dogecoin holders, the proportional drop in the number of addresses with between $1 million and $9.99 million and those with $10 million or more has been massive. Addresses with $1 mi...

Donald Trump Election Creates Over 11,000 New Bitcoin Millionaires

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In what was a historic 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump’s victory has created more than 11,000 Bitcoin millionaires. Indeed, Trump’s return to the White House has been a massive moment for the leading cryptocurrency and the industry as a whole. Shortly after his victory was assured, BTC surged to a $75,000 all-time high. That has undoubtedly benefitted Bitcoin holders in a massive way. Moreover, the surge in value has continued what has already been an immensely positive year for the cryptocurrency industry. The impact of Trump on the sector can be easily seen in the overwhelming surge in Bitcoin millionaires. Also Read: Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Solana Pump Double-Digits as Trump Wins Presidency Bitcoin Holders Thrive as Trump Emerges Victorious in 2024 Election There is little argument to be made against the fact that 2024 has been the greatest year in Bitcoin’s history. The asset started the year as the first crypto-based ETF in the US. Thereafter, it surged to a r...

Bitcoin adds 70,000 millionaires in 2023

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As the end of 2023 gets closer, and the cryptocurrency industry is about to enter a new year on a generally positive note, Bitcoin (BTC) has continued to make its investors rich for the past 12 months, turning nearly 70,000 of them into millionaires during this time. Indeed, there are currently 97,326 Bitcoin holders whose possessions equal at least $1 million in BTC, which indicates an increase of 69,242 or 246.55% from the figure of 28,084 holders who had at least $1 million worth of BTC on January 5, 2023, as per the latest data obtained on December 25. Bitcoin holdings distribution among addresses. Source: BitInfoCharts Breaking the numbers further, 89,864 of these addresses had a Bitcoin balance worth over $1 million . At the same time, 7,462 of them held $10 million or more of the flagship decentralized finance (DeFi) asset, compared to 24,279 holding $1 million and 3,805 of those with north of $10 million BTC on January 5, 2023. Bitcoin millionaires on Janua...