https://phys.org/news/2018-06-bitcoin-whales-cryptocurrency.html > Some 1,000 bitcoin holders—out of a total 11 million—hold some 35.4 percent of currency, according to BitInfoCharts. > These bitcoin "whales"—a word popularly used for big money players in financial markets—"literally control the currency", said Bob McDowall, an expert in cryptocurrencies.