The crypto investors group consists of six new investors on the list. and is the youngest of the three put on the list 400 richest peoplein America organized by Forbes
Among them were FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried, Coinbase’s Fred Ehrsam and Brian Armstrong, Gemini’s Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, and Ripple and Stellar co-founders Jed McCaleb, and Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen were re-listed after. Doubles in revenue in 2020 from $2.7 billion to $6 billion in 2021.
This year’s list of crypto billionaires totals $55 billion and has three of the youngest members. Bankman-Fried, 29, is worth an estimated $22.5 billion. He is the richest man in his 30s since Mark Zuckerberg, according to Forbes, while Coinbase co-founders Brian Armstrong (38) and Fred Ehrsam (33) are also part of a group of 15 under 40. in the list
The presence of seven investors on the Forbes list reflects the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies in mainstream culture. and the number of institutional investors investing in the future of the industry
These are the crypto billionaires that were picked on the list. In descending order of wealth:
1. Sam Bankman-Fried
net worth of Bankman-Fried More than doubled to $22.5 billion. As a result of a recent $900 million funding round on his crypto trading platform FTX, whichThe company’s value is $18. billion
2. Brian Armstrong
Armstrong co-founded Coinbase, the largest crypto trading platform in the US by trading volume. He holds 19% of the company and his estimated net worth is $11.5 billion.
3. Chris Larsen
Larsen is the co-founder and chairman of the Ripple crypto payment protocol and the only crypto billionaire on Forbes’ richest list last year. His estimated net worth is 6. billion dollar
4. and 5. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss
The Winklevoss twins are known for their early involvement in Facebook and the founders of crypto trading platform Gemini, each worth around $4.3 billion.
6. Fred Ehrsam
Ehrsam was also a co-founder of Coinbase with Armstrong, but left in 2017 and now works for crypto investment firm Paradigm. His estimated net worth is $3.5 billion.
7. Jed McCaleb
McCaleb, the co-founder of Ripple and Stellar, was responsible for the launch of Mt. Gox, the first major bitcoin trading platform. which he sold before it was hacked. His estimated net worth is $3 billion.