2023-06-29
1. Satoshi Nakamoto
Net Worth: $33 Billion
Satoshi Nakamoto is the inventor of
Bitcoin. This person has vanished since the released of Bitcoin. Bitcoin has
profound impact in the financial industry that leads to the development and
wide spread adoption of blockchain technology. Satoshi Nakamoto net worth is
estimated at $33 billion if he or she does not sell bitcoins.
Satoshi mined around 1.1
- 1.8 million bitcoins in the first two years after the launched of Bitcoin
according to a blockchain analyst, Sergio Dermian Lerner. He found that one
single miner single-handedly processed around 22,200 blocks and received around
1.8 million bitcoins in return in which 1.1 million bitcoins have not been
spent. This single miner is presumably Satoshi Nakamoto.
2. Changpeng Zhao
Net Worth: $10.5 Billion
Changpeng Zhao is the
founder of the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance. It has 6.7 times more
trading volume than Coinbase the second largest crypto exchange. CZ is also the
founder of BNB Chain, the fourth largest crypto by market cap with $36.2
billion market cap.
3. Brian Armstrong
Net Worth: $2.9 Billion
Brian Armstrong is the founder of
Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the United States. He used to work as
a software engineer at AirBNB. When he was young and start working, he always
ask question “Is there an opportunity to start an internet company”. He doubted
it but eventually he found Bitcoin and started a website to let people buy and
sell bitcoins.
4. Chris Larsen
Net Worth: $2.6 billion
Chris Larsen is the co-founder of Ripple, the company that created XRP. XRP overall market cap values $24.3 billion. It is 6th most valuable cryptocurrencies. According to a Twitter user Lex XRP $27, between 2017 and 2020 Chris Larsen earned $453.69 million selling XRP.
