These Are The Top 10 Richest Crypto Billionaires šŸ”„

1. Elon Musk

Citizenship: Canadian

Estimated net worth: $230 billion

Source of wealth: Various Businesses, Owner of Dogecoin

Although Elon Musk doesnā€™t run any crypto companies, the Tesla CEO is arguably the wealthiest man in the world and in the crypto space. Musk has openly supported cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin ($BTC) and DogeCoin ($DOGE). His company, Tesla, has millions of dollars worth of $BTC on its balance sheet.

2. Satoshi Nakamoto

Citizenship: On-Chain? , The owner of Bitcoin.

Estimated net worth: $30-70 billion

Source of wealth: Bitcoin

The mystery of Satoshiā€™s identity is arguably one of the most fascinating pieces of crypto lore. Some people believe there is no Satoshi, and others believe it's a pseudonym for a group of developers. What we do know is that Satoshi is sitting on a huge stack of $BTC. On-chain analysis suggests that Satoshi mined over 1 million bitcoins shortly after the protocol was launched. At the current market price, 1 million bitcoin is worth around $30 billion, making Satoshi one of the richest people in the world. Furthermore, if Satoshi had sold the tokens at the peak of the last bull market, they would have just under $70 billion.

We donā€™t know much about Satoshi, but they are believed to hold over 1 million bitcoins.

3. Changpeng Zhao

Citizenship: Canada

Estimated net worth: $10 billion

Source of wealth: Binance

Changpeng Zhao, who goes by CZ, is the CEO and founder of Binance, the worldā€™s leading cryptocurrency exchange. CZ was born in China and moved to Canada at the age of 12; he went on to excel in school and graduated from McGill University with a degree in computer science. In 2017 he founded Binance; by 2018, he was a billionaire, and his wealth has since grown to over $10 billion. CZā€™s wealth is very closely linked to the crypto market, which is reflected by the fact that he was worth over $60 billion before the bear market.