13. 38-year-old Valery Vavilov founded bitcoin mining company Bitfury in 2011. The company has mined about 800,000 bitcoins and employs 400 people. He's worth $500 - $700 million.
12. Dan Larimer, Block.One's 35-year-old chief technology officer, is worth $600 - $700 million after helping found three blockchain platforms.
11. Brendan Blumer is the 31-year-old CEO of Block.One, the company behind blockchain platform EOS.IO. He is worth $600 -$700 million.
10. Michael Novogratz, the 53-year-old CEO of digital assets bank Galaxy Digital and a former hedge-funder, was a billionaire prior to the 2007 recession. He's now worth $700 million - $1 billion in crypto.
next slide will load in 15 secondsSkip AdSkip Ad9. Former child actor Brock Pierce has helped fund tons of crypto-based companies, including Coinbase, Ethereum, and Tether. Currently residing in Puerto Rico, Pierce is worth $700 million - $1 billion in crypto.
8. Anthony Di Iorio, the 43-year-old co-founder of Ethereum and the founder of cryptocurrency wallet Jaxx, has invested in Qtum, Vechain, and ZCash among others. His crypto fortune is worth $750 million - $1 billion.
7. Matthew Rozak, the co-founder of blockchain startup Bloq and founder of Tally Capital, a crypto-focused private investment firm, was an early investor in bitcoin. He now has $900 million - $1 billion in crypto.
6. Brian Armstrong, the 35-year-old CEO of digital currency exchange Coinbase, has a crypto fortune of $900 million to $1 billion.
5. Matthew Mellon, a 54-year-old investor and an heir to the Mellon banking fortune, invested early in Ripple's XRP token. He now has a $900 million - $1 billion fortune in crypto.
next slide will load in 15 secondsSkip AdSkip Ad4. Twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, both 36 years old, have an estimated $900 million to $1.1 billion in crypto. The two were early investors in bitcoin and founded the digital currency exchange Gemini in 2015.
3. Changpeng Zhao, the 41-year-old founder and CEO of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has $1.1-$2 billion in crypto investments.
2. Joseph Lubin, the 53-year-old co-founder of blockchain platform Ethereum and a former Goldman Sachs exec, currently has between $1-$5 billion in crypto.
1. Chris Larsen, 57-year-old co-founder of Ripple, currently has $7.5 - $8 billion in cryptocurrencies. His fortune is primarily in 5.2 billion XRP, the token launched by Ripple.