Posted 4/2/2024, 1:00:02 PM
Crypto's Richest Endure Volatile Fortunes Amid Legal Woes
- Changpeng Zhao remains the richest identified person in crypto with $47.7B, even after legal troubles with U.S. government
- Satoshi Nakamoto's stash of 1.1M BTC puts their net worth at $76.67B, though their identity remains unknown
- Various anonymous Bitcoin whales with no known ownership round out the top crypto billionaires
- Brian Armstrong of Coinbase and MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor made billions from company ownership despite crypto winter
- Crypto riches are volatile - Sam Bankman-Fried fell from #2 to prison, while Ripple and Tether execs gained despite legal issues