Crypto And Blockchain Made Persons Billionaires all over the World. This List and Biographies of Billionaires motivates the new comers to join this industry.
1. Changpeng Zhao
Changpeng Zhao, also known as “CZ”, is a Chinese-Canadian business man. Zhao is founder and CEO of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume.
- Net worth: $65 billion
- Source of wealth: Binance
- Citizenship: Canada
- Date of birth: 1977
- Birth Place: Jiangsu, China
- Nationality: Canadian
- Education: McGill University, Quebec, Canada
2. Sam Bankman-Fried
Samuel Bankman-Fried, also known as SBF, is an American entrepreneur, billionaire, and investor. He is founder and CEO of FTX.
- Net worth: $24 billion
- Source of wealth: FTX
- Citizenship: U.S (American)
- Born: March 6, 1992
- Birth Place: Stanford, California, United States
- Father: Joseph Bankman (Lawyer)
- University: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- School/Collage: Crystal Springs Uplands School – Upper School
3. Brian Armstrong
Brian Armstrong is an American business man ,investor and CEO of Coinbase.
- Net worth: $6.6 billion
- Source of wealth: Coinbase
- Citizenship: U.S
- Date of Birth: January 25, 1983
- Birth Place: San Jose, California, United States
- Net worth: 2.9 billion USD (2022)
- Collage: Bellarmine College Preparatory
- University: Rice University
4. Gary Wang
Gary Wang or Wang Wei is a Chinese entrepreneur, investor and cryptocurrency. He is the founder of the Chinese video sharing company Tudou.com
- Net worth: $5.9 billion
- Source of wealth: FTX
- Citizenship: U.S and Chinese
- Date of Birth: May 8, 1973
- Birth Place: Fuzhou, China
- University: Johns Hopkins University
5. Chris Larsen
Chris Larsen is a business executive and angel investor best known for co-founding several Silicon Valley technology startups, including one based on peer to peer lending.
- Net worth: $4.3 billion
- Source of Wealth: Ripple
- Citizenship: U.S (American)
- Date of Birth: 1960 (age 62 years),
- Birth Place: San Francisco, California, United States
- Wife: Lyna Lam
- Education: San Francisco State University
- School/Collage: Stanford Graduate School of Business
6. Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss
Cameron Winklevoss: Cameron Howard Winklevoss is an American cryptocurrency and Bitcoin investor, Olympic rower, entrepreneur, and founder of Winklevoss Capital Management and Gemini cryptocurrency exchange.
- Date of Place: August 21, 1981
- Birth Place: Southampton, New York, United States
- Source of wealth: Bitcoin
- School: Saïd Business School (2009–2010)
- Brother: Tyler Winklevoss
- Height: 1.96 m
- Father: Howard Winklevoss
- Mother: Carol Leonard
Tyler Howard Winklevoss: Tyler Howard Winklevoss is an American investor, founder of Winklevoss Capital Management and Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, and Olympic rower.
- Born: August 21, 1981
- Birth Place: Southampton, New York, United States
- Net worth: 2.2 billion USD (2022)
- Source of wealth: Bitcoin
- Father: Howard Winklevoss,
- Mother: Carol Leonard
- Brother: Cameron Howard Winklevoss
- Height: 1.96 m
- Education: Harvard University (2000–2004)
- Nationality: American
7. Song Chi-hyung
Song Chi-hyung is founder and chairman of Dunamu, which operates South Korea’s dominant cryptocurrency exchange.
- Net worth: $3.7 billion
- Source of wealth: Upbit and Crypto Currency
- Citizenship: South Korea
8. Barry Silbert
Barry Silbert is the Founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group. Sitting at the epicenter of the bitcoin and blockchain industry, DCG is a global enterprise that builds, supports, and invests in companies all over the world.
- Net worth: $3.2 billion
- Source of wealth: Digital Currency Group
- Citizenship: U.S.
- Birth Place: Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
- Education: Emory University’s Goizueta Business School
9. Jed McCaleb
Jed McCaleb is an American programmer, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is a co-founder and the CTO of Stellar. Prior to co-founding Stellar, McCaleb founded and served as the CTO of the company Ripple until 2013.
- Net worth: $2.5 billion
- Source of wealth: Ripple, Stellar
- Citizenship: U.S.
- Born: 1975
- Birth Place: Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
- Education: University of California, Berkeley
10. Nikil Viswanathan and Joseph Lau
Nikil Viswanathan: Nikil Viswanathan is an American entrepreneur and public figure. He is the cofounder and CEO of Alchemy, the blockchain company backed by Stanford University, the Google Chairman, Charles Schwab, Reid Hoffman, and other billionaire founders and executives.
- Born: October 6, 1987
- Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Net worth: 2.1 billion USD
- University: Stanford University,
- School: Lubbock High School
Joseph Lau: Joseph Lau Luen-hung is a Hong Kong billionaire. Lau is the former chairman of property developer Chinese Estates. He is an avid art and wine collector.
- Date of Birth: July 21, 1951
- Birth Place: British Hong Kong
- Net worth: 13.4 billion USD (2022) Forbes
- Spouse: Chan Hoi-wan (m. 2016), Bo Wing-kam (m. 1977–1992)
- Children: Lau Ming-wai, Josephine Lau Sau-wah, Jade Lau Sau-yung and Lau Sau-ying
- Full name: Joseph Lau Luen Hung
- Education: University of Waterloo, University of Windsor
- Mother: Yip Suk Woon,
- Father: Lau Foh Wing
- Net worth: $2.4 billion each
- Source of wealth: Alchemy
- Citizenship: U.S
11. Devin Finzer and Alex Atallah
Devin Finzer: Devin Finzer is an American entrepreneur and technology executive. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer of OpenSea, a marketplace for non-fungible tokens.
- Born: 1990
- Net worth: 1.3 billion USD
- Citizenship: U.S
- Source of wealth: OpenSea
Alex Atallah: Alex Atallah is Chief Technology Officer of OpenSea, a marketplace for nonfungible tokens–digital assets that represent real world objects, like art. He cofounded New York-based OpenSea in 2018 with CEO Devin Finzer.
- Net worth: $2.2 billion
- Source of wealth: OpenSea
- Citizenship: U.S
12. Fred Ehrsam
Fred Ehrsam founded cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase in 2012 with Brian Armstrong.
- Net worth: $2.1 billion
- Source of wealth: Coinbase
- Citizenship: U.S
- Born: 1988
- Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Education: Duke University (2010)
13. Kim Hyoung-nyon
Kim Hyoung-nyon is cofounder and executive vice president of Dunamu, which operates South Korea’s dominant cryptocurrency exchange.
- Net worth: $1.9 billion
- Source of wealth: Upbit, fintech, Danamu
- Citizenship: South Korea
14. Michael Saylor
Michael J. Saylor is an American entrepreneur and business executive. He is the executive chairman and a co-founder of MicroStrategy.
- Net worth: $1.6 billion
- Source of wealth: MicroStrategy
- Citizenship: U.S
- Born: February 4, 1965
- Birth Place: Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
- Nationality: American
- Education: Fairborn High School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Book Author: The Mobile Wave
15. Matthew Roszak
Matthew Roszak is an American billionaire venture capitalist and cryptocurrency investor.
- Net worth: $1.4 billion
- Source of wealth: Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies
- Citizenship: U.S
- Education: Lake Forest College
16. Tim Draper
Timothy Cook Draper is an American venture capital investor, and founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Draper University, Draper Venture Network, Draper Associates and Draper Goren Holm.
- Net worth: $1.2 billion
- Source of wealth: Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies
- Citizenship: U.S
- Born: June 11, 1958
- Birth Place: California, United States
- Spouse: Melissa Draper
- Children: Jesse Draper, Adam Draper, Billy Draper, Eleanor Draper
- Education: Harvard Business School (1984), Harvard University, Stanford University
- Father: William Henry Draper III
- Mother: Phyllis Culbertson
- Siblings: Becky Draper, Polly Draper
