Cryptocurrency has created countless myths of wealth creation, and some people have even reached the status of billionaires. I also made my first million here. Here are the 6 richest cryptocurrency investors in 2024:
1) @cz_binance
About $15 billion.
CZ is the founder and former CEO of @Binance , the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange. Before founding Binance, he worked at Bloomberg Tradebook, Fusion Systems, and Blockchain.com.
2) @brian_armstrong
About $10 billion.
Brian Armstrong is the co-founder and CEO of @Coinbase , the largest exchange in the United States. Before joining Coinbase, he worked as a software engineer at IBM and Airbnb. After Coinbase went public and listed on Nasdaq, he became a billionaire.
3) @BarrySilbert
About $3.2 billion.
Barry Silbert is the founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group @DCGco, a top cryptocurrency venture capital firm and the parent company of Grayscale, Genesis, and CoinDesk.
4) @chrislarsensf
About $2.9 billion.
Chris Larsen is known for his involvement in the creation of cryptocurrency companies. He is the co-founder and executive chairman of @Ripple Network . At the peak of XRP's value in early 2018, his wealth was close to $5 billion.
5) @FEhrsam
About $2.9 billion.
Fred Ehrsam co-founded @null with Brian Armstrong in 2012. He left Coinbase in 2017 and co-founded Paradigm in 2018. Before getting involved in cryptocurrency, he worked as a trader in Goldman Sachs' foreign exchange department.
6) @xanderatallah
About $2.2 billion.
Atallah co-founded @OpenSea Official with Finzer and initially served as its CTO. Prior to joining OpenSea, he worked in investment banking at JPMorgan Chase and later co-founded Sensopia, the startup behind the popular AR app MagicPlan.
The above are all stories of big names in the cryptocurrency circle, but there are many more unknown grassroots stories. Will you be the next one?