For the first-time ever Forbes announced their list of the richest crypto people in the world. All total 19 people were on their list, each having different portfolio. Different cryptocurrencies led these 19 people get into this list, but more than these people; i was more interested to know, exactly which cryptocurrency had the highest contribution in this list.

So i started digging a bit, but as you know, no one reveals their exact portfolio so it was bit difficult to come up with exact data & valuation. But as per the information publicly available(Benefits of Public Ledger aka Blockchain) we can guess a lot and i finally came up with this list:-

Ethereum (Ether, ETH)

Atleast 5 Crypto Rich people have links with this open-source, public, blockchain-based distributed computing platform(sorry this was a bit too technical, lets call it Ethereum)

According to Forbes list, these 5 people have direct links with ethereum:

Joseph Lubin: He is a Canadian entrepreneur and a former Goldman Sachs executive.

He is the co-founder of Ethereum Project and founder of a blockchain software technology company ConsenSys which develops decentralized software services & applications that operate on the Ethereum blockchain. It is a 600 employee behemoth which is spread across 28 countries. And according to Forbes, his estimated crypto net worth is $1 — $5 billion.

2. Anthony Di Iorio: He is also a co-founder of the Ethereum project and also founded the popular cryptocurrency wallet Jaxx.

Canada’s leading blockchain startup Decentral is also his brain-child. Apart from Ethereum he has also invested in many other crypto-assets. According to Forbes, his estimated crypto net worth is $750 million — $1 billion.

3. Ƀrock Pierce: He is an American entrepreneur and child actor in Disney films The Mighty Ducks (1992), D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994) and First Kid (1996) etc.

Brock was one of the earliest adopters of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. He has invested in over 30 companies in the blockchain ecosystem and helped raise over $200 million for companies he is involved with and also runs a top AngelList syndicate. He is currently the director of Bitcoin Foundation and is a founder, board member, or advisor for several Bitcoin companies, including GoCoin, Tether, ZenBox, Blade Financial, Expresscoin, Noble Markets, BitGo, AirSwap, and ChangeTip.

He funded Mastercoin, Coinbase and Ethereum Project and have an estimated crypto net worth of $700 million — $1 billion.

4. Charles Hoskinson: He is also a co-founder of the Ethereum Project and was CEO for 6 months before a rough-exit.

He is currently the CEO at Input Output HK a research and development company in the fields of cryptography and distributed systems. According to Forbes, his estimated crypto net worth is $500 — $600 million.

5. Vitalik Buterin: He is a Russian-Canadian programmer and writer.

He is a co-founder of Bitcoin Magazine and co-creator, inventor & chief-scientist of Ethereum Project. He also received Thiel Fellowship from the famous Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel.

Ethereum now has a $100 billion market cap and forbes estimated his crypto net worth in between $400 — $500 million.

Bitcoin (BTC)

Atleast 4 Crypto Rich people have links with the first decentralized digital currency, Bitcoin aka the king of cryptocurrencies.

According to the Forbes list, these 4 people have connection with BTC:-

Winklevoss Twins: Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss’s carrier is one of the greatest comeback stories in business history.

From Social Network to Cryptocurrency, they saw it all. They bought Bitcoin when very few people were onto it in 2012 and since then they are just HODLing. They have also built a New York-based cryptocurrency exchange Gemini that recently processed $300 million in daily transaction. According to CNBC report, Gemini became the world’s first licensed ether exchange. According to Forbes their estimated crypto net worth is $900 million — $1.1 billion.

2. Matthew Roszak: Matthew Roszak is co-founder and chairman of Bloq, a blockchain enterprise software company.

Mr. Roszak is also founding partner of Tally Capital, a private investment firm focused on blockchain-enabled technology with a portfolio of over 20 investments, including BitFury, Blockstream and Factom. He learned about Bitcoin in 2011 and says he gave Richard Branson and Bill Clinton their first Bitcoins. His estimated crypto net worth is in between $900 million - $1 billion.

3. Valery Vavilov: Valery saw his parents lose their money during the Soviet Union’s collapse which sparked his interest in networks that are not controlled by a single authority.

Decades later he is the CEO and founder of BitFury, one of the largest Bitcoin mining companies. Forbes estimated his crypto net worth in between $500 million — $700 million.

4. Tim Draper: He is one of the most popular Silicon Valley venture capitalist.

Draper invested $250,000 when the price was at $6. He lost it all in the collapse of the Mt. Gox exchange in 2014, but in the same year, he is reported to have paid less than $20 million for nearly 32,000 Bitcoin auctioned by the U.S. Marshals Service — coins that had been confiscated from Ross Ulbricht and his online black marketplace, Silk Road. Since then Draper says he has made 40 more crypto investments. Forbes estimated his crypto net worth in between $350 - $500 million.

Ripple (XRP)

As per the list, atleast 4 Crypto Rich people have links with this global payment system which uses blockchain technology.

According to the Forbes list, these 4 people have connection with XRP:-

Chris Larsen: Chris is a business executive & angel investor and Forbes called him the richest person in cryptocurrency.

He is the executive chairman and former CEO of Ripple. He personally owns 5.2 billion XRP, which is a token launched by Ripple. On January 4, 2018, Forbes estimated his worth at $59 billion, briefly putting him ahead of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and into 5th place in their list of world’s richest people. Currently Forbes estimates his crypto net worth in between $7.5 -$8 billion, which puts him in the top of Forbes Crypto Rich List.

2. Matthew Mellon: Mellon has worked as an entrepreneur, founder, private equity investor with a focus on the luxury and Oil space.

He was the former chairman of New York Republican Party’s finance committee. Matthew was very interested in Bitcoin during early years but after family & friend’s pressure, he abandoned some of his early investments and sold his Bitcoin a few years ago. But he kept dabbling with them and ended up in investing XRP during its early days which made him a fortune of about $900 million - $1 billion.

3. Brad Garlinghouse: Bradley Kent “Brad” Garlinghouse, was formerly the CEO & Chairman of Hightail (formerly YouSendIt), the file sharing site.

Prior to Hightail, he was President of Consumer Applications at AOL for 2 years, after his role as Senior Vice President at Yahoo, running its Communications business which included the Homepage, Flickr, Yahoo! Mail, and Yahoo! Messenger. He is currently the CEO of Ripple and has a 6.3% stake in the company. Forbes estimated his net worth in between $400 -$500 million.

4. Barry Silbert: He created SecondMarket, an exchange for tough-to-trade assets — mostly stakes in private tech companies — that became popular in the age of unicorns.

Barry is currently the CEO of Digital Currency Group, which is owner of media site CoinDesk. He also made investments in Ripple and Coinbase, which is one of the largest cryptocurrency exchange in United States. Forbes estimated his crypto net worth in between $400 -$500 million.

EOS (EOS)

According to the Forbes list, atleast 3 Crypto Rich people have links with this powerful infrastructure of decentralized applications.

As per the list, these 3 people have links with EOS:-

Brock Pierce: I already said a lot about Brock, his companies and investments. But apart from that, he also founded Block.one under which EOS is under-development. Brendan Blumer: He is currently the CEO of Block.one.

Brendan operates from Hong Kong and he successfully pulled off the world’s biggest token sale with $1 billion raised so far for EOS.IO. Forbes estimated his net worth in between $600 - $700 million.

3. Dan Larimer: He was a software engineer in America’s military-industrial complex.

In 2013, he started BitShares, a crypto-exchange managed by a community instead of a single authority. In 2016 he left to pursue a new idea for a blockchain-based social network, Steemit, where users are rewarded with tokens for posting & curating content. Currently he is the Chief Technology Office at Block.one and Forbes estimated his net worth in around $600 -$700 million.

Cardano (ADA)

I already mentioned about Charles Hoskinson who was a co-founder of the Ethereum project but apart from that he also founded the decentralised public blockchain and cryptocurrency project Cardano (ADA). Though ADA wouldn’t have much effect on his net worth, but surely it helped a bit as Cardano currently(while writing this article) has the 5th highest market cap.

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