Meet the richest crypto billionaires in the world in 2023

Aug 22, 2023 Shamayita Dey

The Canadian-born billionaire is renowned for his vocal support of cryptocurrencies, particularly Bitcoin and Dogecoin. His estimated net worth is $230 billion

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The identity of Bitcoin’s creator remains shrouded in mystery, but their impact on the crypto world is immeasurable. Satoshi Nakamoto’s presumed holdings of over 1 million Bitcoins.

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Hailing from Canada, Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has steered Binance into becoming the world’s premier cryptocurrency exchange.

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Brian Armstrong

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Chris Larsen

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Jed McCaleb

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Nikil Viswanathan

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