The cryptocurrency market has been promising. With Bitcoin’s soaring rise, altcoins have also begun to spark interest from investors.
This week, crypto assets have surpassed the $ 2 trillion market value. Apparently, the rise in the digital currency market has benefited related businesses.
This Tuesday (6), the Forbes announced that his famous list of billionaires has 12 names from the cryptocurrency industry.
List of 2021
With 9 more names than 2020, Forbes’ list of billionaires was compiled by executives working in different areas of the crypto-sphere.
In addition, the information regarding shareholders’ equity refers to data for March 5.
Winklevoss Brothers
After filing a lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss received about R $ 368 million for their contribution to the Facebook platform.
In 2012, the twins invested in Bitcoin and turned the equity into R $ 16.99 billion each.
Aware of the segment’s potential, the brothers launched an exchange, Gemini. In addition, they purchased the NFT Nifty Gateway auction platform.
Michael Saylor
An industry enthusiast, Michael Saylor owns US $ 2.3 billion, approximately R $ 13 billion.
MicroStrategy’s CEO is touted as one of Bitcoin’s main drivers, encouraging other institutional investors to buy the cryptocurrency.
Last Monday (5), the tycoon acquired another 253 BTC for the amount of R $ 84.9 million.
Matthew Roszak
Bloq investor, blockchain infrastructure company Matthew Roszak also joined Forbes’ 2021 list.
It is estimated that the executive owns the amount of US $ 1.5 billion. In the real exchange rate, the value is almost R $ 8.5 billion.
Tim Draper
Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper also owns a $ 1.5 billion fortune.
Interesting fact: in 2014, the investor bought $ 18.7 million in Bitcoin from the United States government, which had been confiscated in an operation.
Currently, the volume of the cryptocurrency represents the amount of R $ 8.4 billion.
Sam Bankman-Fried
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is the most successful billionaire in the cryptocurrency market. Its equity exceeds the amount of R $ 49 billion.
In 2020, Bankman-Fried gained prominence in the newspapers for the $ 5 million millionaire donation to Joe Biden’s campaign in the US elections.
Brian Armstrong
According to Forbes, the fortune of Coinbase’s CEO and co-founder more than sixfold from 2020 to March this year. Brian Armstrong holds approximately R $ 36.8 billion.
Last year alone, Coinbase was responsible for generating more than $ 1 billion in revenue. The company recently filed for an IPO in the US.
Fred Ehrsam
Another executive linked to Coinbase is on the list. Fred Ehrsam was a co-founder of the exchange in 2012.
Although he left the board in 2017, the executive remains a member of the board. In addition, it holds a 6% stake, which is equivalent to approximately R $ 10.7 billion.
Currently, Ehrsam leads the management company Paradigm. The organization called on three other companies in the segment to form the Cryptocurrency Innovation Council.
Changpeng Zhao
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao was also selected from the Forbes list. The executive is estimated to have a 30% share of the exchange’s profits.
In March, Cointrader Monitor released a report on the volume of Bitcoin transacted by exchanges in Brazil.
According to the data, Binance was the broker that recorded the highest volume of transactions with the cryptocurrency on national soil.
In the international market, Binance holds the leadership in total volume of cryptocurrencies traded.
Barry Silbert
According to Forbes, Barry Silbert’s $ 9 billion equity comes from the Digital Currency Group (DCG).
Among the conglomerate’s holdings are the CoinDesk news portal and the digital assets company Grayscale.
Chris Larsen
In 1 year, Chris Larsen increased his fortune by more than R $ 4.5 billion. Currently, Ripple’s co-founder and executive has an amount in excess of R $ 19.2 billion.
The billionaire income comes after the appreciation of XRP, your company’s native token.
The cryptocurrency surpassed, this Tuesday (6), the value of the dollar. At the time of writing, XRP is quoted for R $ 5.62.
Jed McCaleb
With a net worth of around R $ 11 billion, Jed McCaleb, another Ripple co-founder, also joins the select list of billionaires.
According to Forbes, the tycoon has 3.4 billion XRP and 1 billion Stellar Lumens, a cryptocurrency he created in 2014.
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