40% Increase In Crypto Millionaires In 12 Months: Report Finds World’s Wealthy Prefer Crypto And Gold
In just the last 12 months, crypto millionaires have exploded in number, surging by 40% to a record 241,700 globally. Visibly, high-net-worth investors are increasingly favouring cryptocurrency and gold over traditional assets. The Crypto Wealth Report 2025 from Henley & Partners, published on 23 September 2025, reveals a meteoric rise in not only crypto millionaires but also crypto billionaires.
Institutional adoption is at an all-time high. Crypto billionaires surged by 29, to 36 globally. Cryptocurrencies are even being launched by the sitting US President and the First Lady!
“At the apex of the crypto wealth pyramid, the number of ultra-wealthy individuals is rising sharply,” the report said. 450 centi-millionaires now control crypto portfolios worth $100 million or more, up 38% since last year.
(Source: Henley & Partners)
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Why are the wealthy flocking to crypto and gold?
🚀 Record-breaking year for crypto millionaires!
Henley & Partners reports that global crypto millionaires surged 40% YoY to 241,700:
– Bitcoin millionaires: 145,100 (+70%)
– Centimillionaires (> $100M): 450 (+38%)
– Crypto billionaires: 36 (+29%)📈 Total market cap topped… pic.twitter.com/cxN90zER4f
— Degen Station (@Deg3nstation) September 24, 2025
Thanks to crypto and gold’s borderless aspect, traditional assets are loosing favour among the rich. Andrew Amoils, Head of Research at New World Wealth explained how crypto and gold have become the leading portable stores of wealth as global mobility surges. “In previous decades, diamonds were widely used to move money discreetly. Today, crypto and gold have largely taken their place,” he said.
“Today, cryptocurrency has made geography optional — with nothing more than 12 memorized words, an individual can secure a billion dollars in Bitcoin, instantly accessible from Zurich or Zhengzhou alike,” said Dominic Volek, Group Head of Private Clients at Henley & Partners.
Notably, $14.4 trillion worth of wealth crossed national borders in 2024. “ The entire architecture of modern finance assumes that money has a home address — but cryptocurrency doesn’t,” said Volek.
According to the report, world’s most crypto-friendly jurisdictions are racing to attract mobile digital asset investors, as luxury migration is on the rise.
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“Bitcoin is becoming the foundation of a parallel financial system”
“Bitcoin is becoming the foundation of a parallel financial system, where [it] is not merely an investment for speculation on fiat price appreciation, but the base currency for accumulating wealth,” said founder of Z22 Technologies, Philipp Baumann.
Bitcoin has gone from being seen as a volatile speculative asset to a cornerstone collateral for a parallel financial system. Samson Mow, CEO of JAN3, calls this shift “the defining paradox of our age.”
According to Volek, crypto empowers individuals to take control of their wealth on a global scale, while at the same time challenging governments whose fiscal systems depend on the ability to monitor, regulate, and tax economic activity.
Meanwhile, Strategy CEO Michael Saylor recently took to X to say, “Bitcoin is money. Everything else is credit.”
Today with @MorganLBrennan, I discussed the differences between Bitcoin, Gold, and other crypto networks — and the rise of Digital Treasury Companies, Digital Credit, and Digital Finance. pic.twitter.com/sdbWWEIq0E
— Michael Saylor (@saylor) September 23, 2025
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Key Takeaways
Henley & Partners reports that global crypto millionaires surged 40% YoY to 241,700.
Top destinations for crypto investment migration include Singapore (for innovation and regulatory strength), Hong Kong (economic clout and tax perks), the USA (public adoption and technology), Switzerland (custody and stability), and the UAE (zero taxes on crypto trading and mining).
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