Forbes’
New Billionaire List Includes Four Crypto Entrepreneurs
Forbes’ new billionaire list,
topped by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, includes four cryptocurrency entrepreneurs,
with a combined net worth of $8.7 billion. The list also includes Microsoft
founder Bill Gates and American investor Warren Buffett.
The members of the
cryptocurrency industry mentioned in the list are Bitmain co-founders Micree
Zhan and Jihan Wu, Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen, and Coinbase chief
executive Brian Armstrong. Their net worths are estimated to be $3.3 billion,
$1.8 billion, $2.6 billion, and $1 billion respectively.
There are, however, other
billionaires in the cryptocurrency space. ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin and
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao have both appeared on Forbes’ “richest people in
cryptocurrency” list in 2018, with an estimated net worth of $1 - $5 billion
and $1.1 - $2 billion respectively.
