1. Elon Musk
Citizenship: Canadian
Estimated net worth: $230 billion
Source of wealth: Various Businesses, Owner of Dogecoin
Although Elon Musk doesn't run any crypto companies, the Tesla CEO is arguably the wealthiest man in the world and in the crypto space. Musk has openly supported cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin ($BTC) and DogeCoin ($DOGE). His company, Tesla, has millions of dollars worth of $BTC on its balance sheet.
2. Satoshi Nakamoto
Citizenship: On-Chain?, The owner of Bitcoin.
Estimated net worth: $30-70 billion
Source of wealth: Bitcoin
The mystery of Satoshi's identity is arguably one of the most fascinating pieces of crypto lore. Some people believe there is no Satoshi, and others believe it's a pseudonym for a group of developers. What we do know is that Satoshi is sitting on a huge stack of $BTC. On-chain analysis suggests that Satoshi mined over 1 million bitcoins shortly after the protocol was launched. At the current market price, 1 million bitcoin is worth around $30 billion, making Satoshi one of the richest people in the world. Furthermore, if Satoshi had sold the tokens at the peak of the last bull market, they would have just under $70 billion.
We don't know much about Satoshi, but they are believed to hold over 1 million bitcoins.
3. Changpeng Zhao
Citizenship: Canada
Estimated net worth: $10 billion
Source of wealth: Binance
Changpeng Zhao, who goes by CZ, is the CEO and founder of Binance, the world's leading cryptocurrency exchange. CZ was born in China and moved to Canada at the age of 12; he went on to excel in school and graduated from McGill University with a degree in computer science. In 2017 he founded Binance; by 2018, he was a billionaire, and his wealth has since grown tc over $10 billion. CZ's wealth is very closely linked to the crypto market, which is reflected by the fact that he was worth over $60 billion before the bear market.
