There Are 7 People From Crypto On The List Of Richest Americans

There are 7 people from crypto on the list of richest Americans. 7 cryptocurrency billionaires entered the Forbes 400 list.

7 cryptocurrency billionaires entered the Forbes 400 list, which is prepared by the world-famous business magazine Forbes and includes the 400 richest names in the USA: Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the FTX exchange, Brian Armstrong, the CEO of the Coinbase exchange, Chris Larsen, the co-founder of Ripple, the Gemini exchange. co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam and Steller and Ripple co-founder Jed McCaleb. This year, the total wealth of the cryptocurrency billionaires on the list was $55 billion. Bankman-Fried alone accounted for $22.5 billion of this. According to Forbes, the CEO of FTX has become the richest person under the age of 30 since Mark Zuckerberg. Sam Bankman-Fried Net worth: $22.5 billion The richest name in the cryptocurrency world. He doubled his fortune with FTX's $900 million investment. Brian Armstrong Net worth: $11.5 billion He is the CEO and co-founder of Coinbase, one of the largest exchanges in the world. He significantly increased his fortune when Coinbase was listed on the Nasdaq and went public in April. He owns a 19 percent stake in Coinbase. Chris Larsen Net worth: $6 billion Last year: $2.7 billion Co-founder of Ripple. The vast majority of his wealth comes from XRP. His company is currently in a legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss Net worth: $4.3 billion each The twin founders of Gemini, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the USA. They invested in Bitcoin as early as 2012. They are also the founders of popular NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway. Fred Ehrsam Net worth: $3.5 billion He co-founded Coinbase with Brian Armstrong in 2012. He left the company in 2017, but currently continues as a board member at cryptocurrency-focused investment firm Paradigm. Jed McCaleb Net worth: $3 billion He is the founding name of both Stellar and Ripple. He is also an early Bitcoin investor. The source of most of his wealth comes from the XRPs he obtained from the Ripple company.