Their net worth is estimated to be up to $73bn , with crypto holdings in the region of 750,000 and 1.1 million BTC.
Mr Wright also faced backlash earlier this year in May when he launched a court action suit to secure $7.25bn of the cryptocurrency which he allegedly owns.
In January 2009, months after Nakamoto released their white paper, Bitcoin was launched.
Although the cryptocurrency had very few takers initially, it has now taken over the world by storm.