The 10 richest people in bitcoins and cryptocurrencies

10 - Michael Novogratz ($ 700 million to $ 1 billion)

Well known in the US hedge fund community, Michael Novogratz started to invest in cryptocurrency in 2013. He is 53 years old.

9 - Brock Pierce ($ 700 million to $ 1 billion)

This former child actor invested very early in pioneering structures of the crypto sector (Mastercoin, Coinbase, Ethereum, etc.). He is 37 years old.

8 - Anthony Di iorio ($ 750 million to $ 1 billion)

One of the co-founders of Ethereum who had the flair to invest in many projects with high potential. He also founded the multi-currency e-wallet Jaxx and blockchain Decentral. He is 43 years old.

7 - Matthew Roszak ($ ​​900 million to $ 1 billion)

He invested very early in Bitcoin (2011!) And participated in 2013 in the first fundraising cryptocurrency. He claims to have sent their first bitcoins to Richard Branson and Bill Gates. He is 45 years old.

6 - Brian Armstrong ($ 900 million to $ 1 billion)

Brian Armstrong is the founder of Coinbase, the online broker that made it easy to buy bitcoins in 2012. He's a winner in every way: he's making sure he's got huge revenues regardless of the level of the course. He is 35 years old.

5 - Matthew Mellon ($ 900 million to $ 1 billion)

Heir to a wealthy American family, he soon invested $ 2 million in the XRP cryptocurrency developed by the bank start-up Ripple. He is 54 years old.

4 - Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss ($ 900 million to $ 1.1 billion)

Humiliated by Mark Zuckerberg when Facebook was created, the two twins then invested heavily in bitcoins at a time when few believed. They are now at the head of Gemini, a trading platform that records $ 300 million worth of transactions every day. They are 36 years old.

3 - Changpeng Zhao (1.1 billion to 2 billion dollars)

The only person in this ranking not to be born in North America, Hong Kong's Changpeng Zhao founded Binance, one of the most traded trading platforms. He is 41 years old.

2 - Joseph Lubin (1 to 5 billion dollars)

This former senior executive of Goldman Sachs designed the Ethereum blockchain with Vitalik Buterin. The Canadian then created Consensys, a global giant that advises companies wishing to expand in the blockchain sector. In particular, he counts Microsoft in his customers. He is 53 years old.

1 - Chris Larsen ($ 7.5 to $ 8 billion)

He is the boss of Ripple, one of the most prominent companies in the industry. It proposes several solutions to improve interbank funds transfers. He has publicly declared that he owns 5.2 billion XRP, the cryptocurrency issued by Ripple. He also has important shares in the company. He has virtually become the 5th richest man in the world in early January at the peak of the XRP.