Actually, opposite all other answers here, YES. If you were withdrawing $100M in BTC you wouldn’t do it using an exchange, you would use an OTC dealer, and yes

Actually, opposite all other answers here, YES. If you were withdrawing $100M in BTC you wouldn’t do it using an exchange, you would use an OTC dealer, and yes you could absolutely do it in far less than 6 months. Here’s a good intro blog post, you can find more by searching for “bitcoin otc” or various phrases containing “whales” (term for someone with lots of digital currency). https://vinnylingham.com/the-1-dont-use-bitcoin-exchanges-ff019774d886 https://vinnylingham.com/the-1-dont-use-bitcoin-exchanges-ff... Also, noting: this article’s title is misleading or false. There are other and previous bitcoin billionaires who are not as public about it, though the actual article qualifies the claim a bit. Finalky: seeing all of the replies that state emphatically “no” and explain why makes me doubt all answers on hacker news that I trust.