Who are they? Bitcoin millionaires and billionaires

In the modern world, almost everyone knows about Bitcoin. Many people have been able to improve their financial level thanks to the cryptocurrency, but there are also those who have invested large sums and lost them. When Bitcoin first appeared, it was worth very little. And when it gained popularity, in 2017-2018, its value increased significantly. For this reason, it can be argued that those people who learned about cryptocurrency in time and bought a few bitcoins were lucky. But there were also individuals who took a chance and bought thousands at once, and today they are millionaires. In this article, you will get acquainted with famous people who made their billions on cryptocurrency.

Satoshi Nakamoto

This list is deservedly headed by the creator of Bitcoin, which was invented in late 2008. Nakamoto has made a fortune and, according to statistics, has the largest cryptocurrency assets. In 2018, experts recorded more than 1 million bitcoins, and if this is translated into real currency, the amount is about 5.5-6 million dollars.

Tyler and Camer Winklevoss

The Winklevoss brothers have become famous all over the world for having added more than 1 billion bitcoins to their assets. This number is equal to 1% of the total cryptocurrency volume. The guys were engaged in professional rowing throughout their lives, and have repeatedly won prizes at international competitions and Olympiads. But their life’s work turned out to be something else: cryptocurrency mining. Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss became famous when they received $65 million from Mark Zuckenberg. The creator of Facebook paid such an impressive sum as compensation for copying the idea of their website in his student years. The guys used part of the money, namely $11 million, to buy bitcoins in 2003. At that time, they paid $120 for 1 unit. Now, when the currency rate has grown significantly, the Winklevosses have a billion in their possession. Arriving in New York, they founded the world’s first cryptocurrency company called Gemini.

Chris Larsen

He created the Ripple cryptocurrency. It started its own activities in 2012. It gained its popularity rapidly, like others, when Bitcoin increased. Today, Larsen’s total financial capital is $7-8 billion. Therefore, he is rightfully called one of the most successful people on the planet who have made money from cryptocurrency mining.

Joseph Lubin

This man is not as rich as the others. The amount of his assets varies between 1-5 billion dollars, according to various financial sources. Joseph Lubin created the Ethereum cryptocurrency on his own and built his own financial capital on it.

Vitaliy Buterin

A Russian financier living in Canada is also involved in Ethereum. Since 2005, Buterin has earned a capital equivalent to five hundred million dollars. However, he made such a significant amount both from the creation of Bitcoin and from his other projects.

Changpeng Zhao

This famous personality is the owner of the cryptocurrency company Binane. Its assets are worth approximately 2.5 billion dollars. The company has rapidly taken the lead in terms of the total number of trades in 1 day in just a couple of months. Today, Binance is used by more than 7 million people in every corner of the world, and official exchange companies are located in 3 countries.

Matthew Mellon

He managed to increase his own financial condition by mining cryptocurrencies. He bought it at the initial stages and then started investing in the Ripple exchange. This gave him the opportunity to get rich by 1 billion. But you need to know that he is not a simple guy. Matthew is the official and sole heir to a thriving financial business, so he was originally a golden multibillionaire.

Matthew Roszak

This guy was one of the first to learn about Bitcoin and co-founded the Blog exchange. Due to the fact that Matthew invested the money initially, it paid off for him in 1.000.000.000.000$ if you convert the cryptocurrency to US dollars.

Anthony Di Iorio

This person is on the list of the richest people because he became the 3rd founder of the Ethereum exchange. Di Iorio also took part in the development of cryptocurrency companies Decentral and Jaxx. But he received the biggest dividends in Ethereum. Anthony’s strategic plan was to invest in Bitcoin at the initial stages and withdraw large amounts of capital at the top of its value growth. As of today, he has earned $1,000,000,000,000.

Dan Larimer

This famous personality is a former programmer. He used to work for the United States Department of Defense, but his earnings did not bring him proper satisfaction. Then he decided to take part in the creation of 3 platforms, the most popular of which is EOS.IO. According to statistics, he manages cryptocurrency worth 700,000,000 dollars.

Conclusion.

These billionaire businessmen were able to fulfill the dreams and desires of many people – they have large financial fortunes on Bitcoin. Many may consider this an easy prey, but each of these investments is backed by a long analytical work, so not everyone can repeat their achievements in this field.