1. Zhao Changpeng (CZ)
Position: Founder and former CEO of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Source of wealth: Holding 90% of Binance shares
Wealth: Forbes estimates $65.2 billion, Bloomberg data $46 billion
2. Giancarlo Devasini
Position: Former CFO of Tether, current Chairman, Source of wealth: Tether, Bitfinex exchange, and Bitcoin investments
Wealth: $11.5 billion to $22.4 billion
3. Brian Armstrong
Position: Co-founder and CEO of Coinbase
Source of wealth: Holding 14% of the company, investing in Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Litecoin
Wealth: $15 billion to $17.2 billion
4. Chris Larsen
Position: Co-founder and Executive Chairman of blockchain company Ripple, Source of wealth: Holding XRP and company equity
Wealth: $10.1 billion
5. Michael Saylor
Position: Corporate Bitcoin holder, large holdings through Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy)
Source of wealth: Holding 17,732 Bitcoins
Wealth: $8 billion to $10 billion
6. Jean-Louis van der Velde
Position: Former CEO of Tether, Head of Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange, Source of wealth: Tether shares and Bitcoin
Wealth: $9.5 billion
7. Paolo Ardoino
Position: CEO of Tether and Chief Technology Officer of Bitfinex, Source of wealth: Tether and Bitfinex
Wealth: $9.5 billion
8. Justin Sun
Position: Founder of TRON, Owner of Poloniex, HTX, and BitTorrent, Source of wealth: Cryptocurrency projects and early Bitcoin investments
Wealth: Nearly $8.5 billion
9. Stuart Hoegner
Position: Former General Counsel of Tether and Bitfinex, Source of wealth: Holding 13% equity in Tether
Wealth: $6.2 billion
10. Michael Novogratz
Position: Founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital Holdings, Source of wealth: Cryptocurrency investments
Wealth: Slightly below $6 billion
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