Ripple’s Co-Founder Chris Larsen Becomes the First Cryptocurrency Man listed in Forbes 400

Forbes published its latest list of the 400 wealthiest people on Earth, where Chris Larsen takes 383rd place with an estimated net wealth of $2.1 billion. First place is occupied by Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s CEO Jeff Bezos, who finally wrenched the leadership from Bill Gates.

Chris Larsen appearance in the Forbes 400 list is remarkable in that he is the only person in the list who made his money on digital assets. Being a co-founder of Ripple, he owns a share in the company and about 5.19 billion XRP tokens.

Fluctuating fortune

While $2.1 billion sounds like a whole lot, it is more than ten times smaller in comparison with his net…

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