Welcome to the Bitcoin Billionaires list.
We will continuously update this page as more and more people join the Bitcoin club.
This page specifically focuses on billionaires who own Bitcoin.
If we missed anyone – let us know and we will add them for everyone’s reading pleasure!
Satoshi Nakamoto – Enigma continues
Country: Japan (claimed)
Net worth: $17.8 Billion
According to an analysis published in 2013, bitcoin owned by Satoshi is 1,148,800. As per the analysis, most of the first 36000 blocks were supposed to be mined by one single computer which is assumed to be Satoshi, that mined over 1.8 million BTC, which could be Satoshi. If the 1.8 million BTC mined, 1.1 Million BTC were never moved.
If the speculations are true that this wallet, Satoshi nakamoto has a net worth of over $17.8 Billion as per today’s prices (@ $16000 per BTC).
Paul Tudor Jones
Country: United States of America
Net worth: $5.8 Billion
Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones has said that he has more faith in bitcoin than traditional currency in an interview with CNBC and also went on to say that he has 2% of his assets in Bitcoin.
Jack Dorsey
Country: United States of America
Net worth: $9.6 Billion
Jack Dorsey, the CEO of twitter, announced recently that his company Square has purchased $50 million worth of bitcoin (4709).
According to the Chief Financial Officer, Amrita Ahuja “We believe that bitcoin has the potential to be a more ubiquitous currency in the future,”
Why? how much?
— Selina Wang (@selinawangtv) February 5, 2019
Winklevoss twins
Country: United States of America
Net worth: $1.5 Billion
Turned down by Facebook, Winklewoss twins got into bitcoin owning 1% of whole bitcoin in circulation, according to a book called Bitcoin Billionaires by Ben Mezrich.
Winklewoss twins are also the founders of Gemini cryptocurrency exchange.
Tim Draper
Country: United States of America
Net worth: $1.2 Billion
American venture capitalist and founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Timothy Cook Draper, came into the limelight when he purchased about 30000 Bitcoin in an auction of the seized bitcoin from silk road website.
Tim Draper also mentioned he has invested in quite a few other altcoins such as Bitcoin cash, Ripple, Tezos and others.
Changpeng Zhao
Country: Canada
Net worth: $2 Billion
Changpeng Zhao, well known as CZ, the founder of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, is supposed to have a net worth anywhere around $2 billion.
Chamath Palihapitiya
Country: United States of America
Net worth: $1 Billion
The founder of social capital, Chamath Palihapitiya, on a podcast interview with Anthony Pompliano said:
“In 2013, I bought a lot and at one point I think I had almost 5% of all the bitcoins. My basis is about 80 bucks a coin. I’ve never bought more.”
He also believes everyone should have 1% of their total assets in bitcoin and he went on to say that 1 Bitcoin could go to $1 Million.
Mark Cuban
Country: United States of America
Net worth: $4.3 Billion
Billionaire investor and television personality, Mark Cuban, has a net worth around 4.3 Billion and has not been a fan of Bitcoin so far. He only owns $130 worth bitcoin.
Cuban on a podcast with Anthony Pompliano said, “bitcoin still needs to be converted to spend and as long as you have to convert it, you are dependent on fiat currency”
Stanley Druckenmiller
Country: United States of America
Net worth: $4.4 Billion
American Hedge fund manager and billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller, says he sees bitcoin as an asset class which could be a good store of value.
He further said on an interview with CNBC that, “he owns way more gold than bitcoin.”
Billionaire investor Stan Druckenmiller says he owns #Bitcoinpic.twitter.com/onWDUqtQVs
— Blockfolio (@blockfolio) November 9, 2020
Brian Armstrong
Country: United States of America
Net worth: $1 Billion
Brian Armstrong, the chief executive officer of Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the US, is one of the billionaire’s who owns bitcoin. How many? We do not know.
Micree Zhan
Country: China
Net worth: $3.2 Billion
Micree Zhan, the co-founder and Co CEO of the world’s largest computer chip company for cryptocurrency mining, Bitmain. In a Hurun report in 2018, Micree was named the richest cryptocurrency billionaire in the world.
Jihan Wu
Country: China
Net worth: $1.8 Billion
One of the other co-founders of bitmain along with Micree Zhan, is one of the early adopters of bitcoin.
Michael Novogratz
Country: United States of America
Net worth: $ Billion
Ex hedge fund manager and billionaire, Michael Novogratz, has bought 30,001 BTC along with Dan Morehead, the Chief Executive Officer of Pantera Capital, when it was trading at $100. He also bought half a million Ethereum at $99 Cents. He admits to not holding on to many of his assets., though he still holds some.
Elon Musk
Country: United States of America
Net worth: $90.7B
Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, has tweeted recently that he only owns 0.25 BTC.
Pretty much, although massive currency issuance by govt central banks is making Bitcoin Internet ? money look solid by comparison
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 15, 2020
Chris Larsen
Country: United States of America
Net worth: $2.7 Billion
Renowned Angel investor who co-founded many silicon valley startups and also a co-founder of cryptocurrency project Ripple is all in on Crypto.
Joseph Lubin
Country: Canada
Net worth: $1 – 5 Billion
Canadian entrepreneur Joseph Lubin, who founded many companies including Ethsuisse, a swiss based company, contributing to Cryptocurrency platform Ethereum.
Lubin is also the founder of Consensys, a software production studio.
Matthew Roszak
Country: United States of America
Net worth: $1 Billion
Matthew Roszak, the chairman and founder of Bloq, Inc. and a blockchain investor, and also the creator of cryptocurrency Metronome.
His company Tally Capital, has a portfolio of more than 20 projects, including Civic and Factom.
Brock Pierce
Country: United States of America
Net worth: $1.1 Billion (2018)
American Actor and entrepreneur, Brock pierce, was in the news when he purchased a mansion worth $1.3 Million with Bitcoin.
According to the sources, he holds 95% of his assets in cryptocurrencies.
Anthony Di lorio
Net worth: $ 1 Billion (2018)
Anthony Di Iorio is one of the co-founders of Ethereum, and CEO and founder of blockchain company Decentral.
Di lorio is one of the early investors in Bitcoin. He made his first bitcoin purchase in 2012 around $10, when he first heard about it on a podcast.
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