According to the most recent Forbes crypto billionaires list, the number of people who have acquired considerable fortunes in bitcoin has climbed dramatically. Since last year’s Forbes list was published on April 5th, there have been 7 more crypto billionaires added to the list, bringing the total to 19, an increase of 58%.
Forbes has added seven new crypto billionaires to its list, but the richest crypto billionaire remains the same. In the bitcoin business, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is still the wealthiest person. In addition, CZ has amassed a fortune of $65 billion over the years, making him the 18th wealthiest person in the world.
After Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO and co-founder of FTX, whose crypto wealth is estimated at $24 billion, comes the Binance CEO and founder. Sam Bankman-Fried, who has been dubbed “Crypto Robin Hood,” has often indicated that he intends to give away the bulk of his cryptocurrency riches.
Coinbase’s CEO and founder, Brian Armstrong, comes in third place with a net worth of $6.6 billion. Both Chris Larsen of Ripple and the Gemini twins are still on the list, with a total wealth of $4 billion. On the other hand, Michael Saylor’s name is still on the shortlist.
This year’s additions include FTX co-founder and CTO Gary Wang, who has a net worth of $5.6 billion on the list. At number 11, Nikil Viswanathan and Joseph Lau, co-founders of Alchemy, have an estimated combined wealth of $2.2 billion dollars.
The co-founders of OpenSea, Devin Finzer, and Alex Atallah, as well as Song Chi-Hyung, the brains behind the Upbit exchange, have also joined the list. I’m adding Kim Hyoung-nyon to the list, as well.
