6 New Crypto Billionaires Join Forbes 2021 List

welcome list Forbes 400 2021 Six new billionaires, coming from the cryptocurrency world.

Each of these names is one of the prominent names in the cryptocurrency industry.

And these six people join one of the founders of Rebel Ripple which appeared on the list last year.

In total, there are now seven names on the list, who are crypto billionaires.

This is the first time that seven billionaires who have built their fortunes in cryptocurrency have made the list of America's richest people.

Although none of the assets owned by any of them are among the best 100 However, the growth of the cryptocurrency industry over the past few years has led to a significant increase in their net worth.

7 billionaires from the crypto world are on the Forbes list

According to an article Forbes in a 5 In October, the combined crypto wealth of billionaires is estimated at 55.1 one billion dollar.

Newcomers join Chris Larsen, who co-founded Rebel in a year 2012.

and step down Larsen About his position as CEO Rebel In December 2016.

However, still CEO Rebel.

He appeared on the list last year with net worth 2.7 one billion dollar.

Today, his fortune is close to 6 billions dollar.

This increase in net worth occurred despite the ongoing legal battle between Rebel The US Securities and Exchange Commission SEC.

The list of newcomers also includes the richest crypto billionaire, Sam Bankman-Fried.

just a list Forbes reach fortune Bankman Fried net 22.5 one billion dollars, nearly half of the total value of the cryptocurrencies on the list.

Thus, the young man is old 29 Year, the richest billionaire under the age of 30 Ago Mark Zuckerberg He is the youngest on the list.

And Bankman Fried He is the founder and CEO of the stock exchange FTX Cryptocurrency.

His fortune nearly doubled with the closure FTX plural 900 Million dollar series B To collect donations, the majority of his wealth is tied up in stocks FTX Worms (FTT).

Coinbase founders Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam

Includes list Forbes also founders Queen Bays Brian Armstrong And Farid Ehrsam. owns Armstrong what can 19% in a Queen Bays, while leaving pyramid company in a year 2017and remained a member of the Board of Directors.

He is also the co-founder and managing partner of the crypto-focused investment firm Paradigm.

Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss

Cameron Winklevoss And Tyler Winklevoss, the twin founders of the platform Gemini They are also included in the Forbes list.

The net worth of both of them is 4.3 billion dollar.

Jed McCaleb

finally, Jed McCaleb, one of the pioneers in the field of Blockchain, is also a newcomer to the Forbes list.

Co-founder of a company Rebel and worked as its technical director until a year 2013.

He also launched the first stock exchange Bitcoin major, Mt. Gox Most of his net worth comes from 3 billions dollars from his stake in Rebel as co-founder.

Increasing interest in cryptocurrency increases the number of billionaires

According to the list Forbes However, the increase in the number of crypto billionaires is mostly a product of the growing interest in the crypto field.

The rise in cryptocurrency prices is also attracting more institutional investors.

In addition, many startups, including Rebel And kraken And circle And block fi And eToro, about plans to put it up for public subscription, or allusion to it.

If this happens, more names may appear in the coding space in the list Forbes 400.

Also, more and more regulators around the world are making efforts to learn about cryptocurrencies.

The regulations they put in place directly or indirectly affect the movement of the market. This movement, in turn, affects the wealth of those in space.