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The number of Bitcoin addresses holding at least $1 million has surged to 66,540 this week, an increase of 150%. The rise of multi-million dollar wallets has been attributed to early miners holding on to their Bitcoin for years, with the asset this week hitting a new high above $20,000 for the first time since 2017.

Bitcoin’s parabolic run has turned early miners into millionaires at an unprecedented rate. Data from Glassnode shows that the number of Bitcoin addresses holding at least $1 million has surged to 66,540 this week, an increase of 150%.

The rise of multi-million dollar wallets is attributed to early miners holding on to their Bitcoins for years, culminating in the asset’s recent surge to over $20,000.

As Glassnode tweeted on Thursday: “BTC breaking $20,000 turns all early miner addresses (50 BTC block reward, unused or lost) into millionaire-level addresses.”

The tweet was accompanied by a chart showing the number of million-level addresses at or near all-time highs, with the last major peak coinciding with Bitcoin’s late 2017 top.

Bitcoin’s rally intensified on Thursday, surging past $23,000 with little resistance. On-chain data suggests another parabolic move may be coming as BTC enters a new phase of price discovery. At current values, Bitcoin’s total market capitalization is close to $430 billion.

While early Bitcoin miners benefited from larger block rewards, they operated in a highly speculative market that was more volatile than today's market. Today’s miners only receive 6.25 for each block produced
BTC, but their efforts will gain greater credence as Bitcoin evolves from an obscure, esoteric concept into a mainstream digital asset.

As Cointelegraph recently reported, cryptocurrency mining has grown from a small-scale endeavor to an industrialized business as more entities look to leverage Bitcoin’s network infrastructure. Institutional inflows make the mining of digital assets more attractive than ever.

Currently, miners produce approximately 900 BTC per day — an amount that is rapidly being consumed by institutions and businesses, many of which are recent adopters.