Crypto wealth reaches 241,700 global millionaires, with Bitcoin leading the expansion with 70% growth

The global population of individuals with crypto wealth reached 241,700 in 2025, marking a 40% annual increase. This expansion of crypto wealth represents the culmination of an accelerated trend that has transformed digital assets from a niche speculative market into a mainstream investment category, according to the Henley & Partners Crypto Wealth Report 2025. The evolution coincides with a total market capitalization of digital assets reaching $3.3 trillion in June 2025, a 45% increase compared to the previous year, supported by data from New World Wealth, a firm specializing in global wealth intelligence.

Bitcoin remains the primary driver of this wealth creation. Holders with wallets exceeding $1 million in BTC have increased by 70% annually, reaching 145,100 units. At an extreme concentration level, 450 individuals control at least $100 million in cryptocurrencies, while 36 crypto billionaires lead wealth accumulation at the top of the spectrum. This stratification of crypto wealth reveals a clear pattern: a broad base of new millionaires supported by a growing concentration of capital among the top holders.

Bitcoin Establishing as Collateral: From Speculation to Financial Foundation

The report’s analysis reveals a paradigm shift in Bitcoin’s role. It is no longer just a tool for pure speculation on value appreciation but increasingly used as collateral. This substantial transformation is laying the groundwork for a parallel financial system where Bitcoin functions as a reference currency for the accumulation of real wealth.

“Bitcoin is becoming the foundation of a parallel financial system, where the cryptocurrency is not simply an investment to speculate on price appreciation in traditional currency but the currency of wealth accumulation itself,” observed Philipp A. Baumann, founder of Z22 Technologies, in the report. This shift from purely speculative dynamics to structural use signifies a maturation of the market and crypto wealth as a whole.

Concentration of Crypto Wealth: 36 Billionaires and the New Global Order

The growth of crypto wealth is not uniform: at the top of the pyramid, a small elite emerges. The 36 crypto billionaires hold significant stakes, while 450 centimillionaires form a second layer of accumulators. Below them, 145,100 Bitcoin millionaires represent an expanding middle class of crypto wealth.

This hierarchical structure of crypto wealth reveals important trends about capital concentration. Although the absolute number of millionaires is increasing, wealth concentrated at the top is growing even faster, suggesting that those holding larger amounts of digital assets are creating an ever-widening gap compared to new entrants.

Global Mobility of Wealth: How Crypto Portability Redraws Financial Boundaries

The decentralized nature of digital assets is redefining the geography of wealth. Investors are increasingly pursuing citizenship and residency programs to navigate regulatory uncertainties while ensuring access to jurisdictions with efficient tax and banking regimes. The preferred destinations include Singapore, Hong Kong, the United States, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates—all favorable to digital asset investors.

A key element of crypto wealth is its unprecedented portability. Over the past year, more than $14 trillion in wealth has been transferred across borders. Unlike traditional financial systems tied to physical infrastructure and jurisdictional boundaries, crypto wealth can be secured and virtually transported with little more than a 12-word seed phrase. “Today, cryptocurrencies have made geography optional— with nothing more than a 12-word sequence stored, an individual can control a billion dollars in Bitcoin, instantly accessible from anywhere in the world, whether Zurich or Zhengzhou,” said Dominic Volek, Head of Private Client Group at Henley & Partners.

This transformation represents a discontinuity from centuries of financial systems rooted in geography and territorial sovereignty. Crypto wealth introduces a completely new dimension to global mobility and capital accumulation.