Crypto Millionaires Surge by 40% in a Year

Crypto billionaires increased by 29% to 36.

Amid the record-breaking rise of Bitcoin in 2025, the number of crypto millionaires increased by 40%, reaching 241,700 individuals. The number of crypto billionaires jumped by 29% to 36, according to a report by Henley & Partners and New World Wealth.

The total value of their assets exceeded $3.3 trillion, marking a 45% increase from the previous year.

Nearly half of the crypto billionaires amassed their wealth through the first cryptocurrency. Among crypto millionaires, about 60% owe their fortunes to digital gold. Over the year, the number of Bitcoin holders among individuals with over $1 million in capital rose by 70%. 

The report’s authors attributed the surge to “institutional adoption, culminating in the launch of cryptocurrencies by the sitting US president.” 

For context: 241,700 crypto millionaires represent 0.4% of the approximately 60 million millionaires worldwide, according to UBS.

The methodology of the Henley & Partners and New World Wealth report is based on the analysis of the behavior of 150,000 wealthy individuals, blockchain data, and information from cryptocurrency exchanges as of June. 

Globally, there are 590 million digital asset owners, accounting for 7.4% of the world’s population. Of these, 295 million invest in Bitcoin, a 7% increase from the previous year.

A New Philosophy  

The study’s authors identified a fundamental transformation in capital management strategies. They noted that the first cryptocurrency is increasingly used as collateral rather than a speculative asset. 

JAN3 CEO Samson Mow highlighted a key paradox of modern times: while fiat currencies pursue a path of endless issuance, Bitcoin, with its hard cap of 21 million coins, offers an opposing model—scarcity. 

According to him, this dichotomy presents governments with an unprecedented challenge, forcing them to contend with a form of sovereign wealth that exists outside the bounds of traditional monetary control.

Dominic Volek of Henley & Partners emphasized that cryptocurrencies have democratized capital management tools that were once the preserve of global corporations.

“Capital management techniques that were available only to corporations for decades can now be used by anyone with internet access. This is a powerful shift: people gain global control over their assets, while governments face a threat to their tax systems built on tracking financial flows,” he said. 

Cryptocurrency Adoption 

The report also presents a “Cryptocurrency Adoption Index,” ranking countries by the level of public and infrastructural integration of digital assets, innovation, taxes, and regulatory factors. 

The United States leads in public adoption, Hong Kong in infrastructure, and Singapore in innovation. Australia and Singapore top the ranking for regulatory environment quality, while Monaco and UAE excel in tax attractiveness.

Volek noted that cryptocurrencies have altered the concept of geographical wealth attachment: 

“Today, with 12 memorized words, a person can store a billion dollars in Bitcoin, accessible instantly from Zurich or Zhengzhou.” 

Earlier, Ukraine and Russia ranked eighth and tenth, respectively, in the global cryptocurrency adoption index for 2025 by the analytics firm Chainalysis.