The first rating of millionaires from the crypto-currency industry was published by Forbes today.
An authoritative magazine writes that there are very different people on the list, from “thirsty electricity” miners to respectable figures from Silicon Valley.
I wonder how Forbes calculated the state of the estimated millionaires, since it was certainly not easy to do, because of the inherent volatility of cryptorics. According to Forbes , the assessment was conducted in the “from and to” range and was based on an approximate estimate of the stock of crypto currency in the list participant, the profit that remained after the payment of taxes from the alleged crypto-currency assets and shares in the companies of the crypto-currency sector. That is, it can be argued that the rating still has an approximate nature.
The edition counted only 19 cryptillionaires. The top line of the list of cryptoglossies is occupied by: the head of Ripple Chris Larsen, whose state is estimated at 7.5 to 8 billion dollars. Joseph Lavin, one of the creators of Ethereum, which has from one to five billion dollars in crypto-currencies. The founder of Binance Changpeng Zhao, whose fortune can reach $ 2 billion. The Winklewoss brothers, who have up to a billion dollars or slightly more. And Matthew Mallon, an individual investor in crypto-currencies, with a fortune of about $ 1 billion in crypto-currencies.
When compiling the rating, Forbes proceeded from the prices for January 19, 2018. Recall that on January 19 Bitcoin cost 12 thousand dollars.
Chris Larsen Cofounder, Ripple
Crypto Net Worth: $7.5 billion – $8 billion*
Joseph Lubin Cofounder, Ethereum; Founder, Consensys
Crypto Net Worth: $1 billion-$5 billion*
Changpeng ” CZ” Zhao CEO, Binance
Crypto Net Worth: $1.1 billion-$2 billion*
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss Cofounders, Winklevoss Capital
Crypto Net Worth: $900 million-$1.1 billion each*
Matthew Mellon Individual Investor
Crypto Net Worth: $900 million-$1 billion*
Brian Armstrong CEO, Coinbase
Crypto Net Worth: $900 million-$1 billion*
Matthew Roszak Cofounder, Bloq; founder, Tally Capital
Crypto Net Worth: $900 million-$1 billion*
Anthony Di Iorio Cofounder, Ethereum; Founder of Jaxx and Decentral
Crypto Net Worth: $750 million-$1 billion*
Brock Pierce Chairman, Bitcoin Foundation; advisor, Block.one
Crypto Net Worth: $700 million-$1 billion*
Michael Novogratz CEO, Galaxy Digital
Crypto Net Worth: $700 million-$1 billion*
Brendan Blumer CEO, Block.one
Crypto Net Worth: $600 million-$700 million*
Dan Larimer Chief Technology Officer, Block.one
Crypto Net Worth: $600 million-$700 million*
Valery Vavilov CEO, Bitfury
Crypto Net Worth: $500 million-$700 million*
Charles Hoskinson Cofounder, Ethereum, IOHK
Crypto Net Worth: $500 million-$600 million*
Brad Garlinghouse CEO, Ripple
Crypto Net Worth: $400 million-$500 million*
Barry Silbert CEO, Digital Currency Group
Crypto Net Worth: $400 million-$500 million*
Vitalik Buterin Creator of Ethereum
Crypto Net Worth: $400 million-$500 million*
Tim Draper Founder, Draper Associates
Crypto Net Worth: $350 million-$500 million*
Song Chi-Hyung CEO, Dunamu; founder, Upbit
Crypto Net Worth: $350 million-$500 million*
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