Forbes has published its annual ranking of crypto billionaires for 2024, including representatives from the cryptocurrency sector.
Date: 2024-04-04 Author: Gabriel Deangelo Categories: BUSINESS
The list includes the heads of leading technology companies, early Bitcoin investors and founders of promising startups. The top list includes former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, and well-known figures from the cryptocurrency world such as Michael Saylor. Let's take a look at some of the top crypto billionaires featured on Forbes' list.
The Triumph of Changpeng "CZ" Zhao
The former head of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, took first place in the ranking with a fortune estimated at $33 billion. According to Forbes, this is three times more than his fortune in the previous year. Interestingly, despite being forced to resign as CEO and paying a large fine, his financial position remained stable.
Vice President of Coinbase in second place
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong's net worth was $11.2 billion, according to Forbes, up $2.2 billion from last year. He ranked second on the list of crypto billionaires thanks to his large stake in the company's shares, which have risen significantly in price in 2023.
Third place went to CFO Tether
Giancarlo Devasini, CFO of Tether, took third place in the ranking with a fortune of $9.2 billion. His wealth is largely due to the success of Tether and the growth of the capitalization of the USDT stablecoin.
The rating also includes the following people:
MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor - $4.4 billion;
- Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino - $3.9 billion;
- former Tether CEO Jean-Louis van der Velde - $3.9 billion;
- Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen - $3.2 billion;
- Coinbase founder Fred Ehrsam - $3.2 billion;
- early Bitcoin investor Matthew Roszak - $3.1 billion;
- founder of the failed Mt. Gox and Ripple Labs co-founder Jed McCaleb - $2.9 billion;
- Gemini founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss - $2.7 billion each;
- head of Galaxy Digital Holdings Mike Novogratz - $2.5 billion;
- general advisor at Tether and Bitfinex Stuart Hegner - $2.5 billion;
- venture investor and one of the early investors in Bitcoin Tim Draper - $2 billion;
- Alchemy co-founders Nikhil Viswanathan and Joe Lau - $1.5 billion each.
