The creators of the famous Forbes list of the richest people in the world have attempted to identify the richest people in the field of virtual currency. It is reported by The New York Times.
Forbes does not indicate a specific state representatives of this stamp. celebrated, cryptocurrency that the market is closed, and is characterized by high volatility in trading.
The first line of the list of the richest kriptovalyutchikov takes Chris Larsen, Founder kriptovalyutnoy Ripple platform. Last month, Larsen was richer, than Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. When Ripple value reached its maximum, Larsen's state is estimated at nearly 60 billions of dollars.
However, since the value of the virtual coin Ripple (XRP) It fell by more than 80%. Forbes estimated the state Larsen 8 billions of dollars, but by Wednesday his condition was reduced to 6 billions of dollars.
In second place - Joseph Lubin, one of the first investors in the Ethereum platform. Followed by Changpeng Zao - founder kriptovalyutnoy Exchange Binance brothers Winklevoss Twins, investors in Bitcoin, which are also known "judicial" fighting Zuckerberg because Facebook. Also on the list - Matthew Mellon, owner XRP.
This list - reminder, as a large infusion of funds into the virtual currency earnings brought only a small number of people. Despite promises, Virtual currency that can democratize the financial system and to distribute wealth more evenly.
Almost all "kriptovalyutnye" rich list from Forbes were involved in the creation of virtual currency or worked in this area for many years.
Recent attempts to evaluate the inequality between investors in Bitcoin shown, that many, who recently rushed to purchase virtual currency - is now in damages.
For the first investors in the virtual currency, among them representatives of the Forbes list, the recent decline in value is not so disastrous. Cost Bitcoin is still on 600% more, than a year ago, and 70 000% more, than in 2012 year, when the brothers Winklevoss Twins first invested in cryptocurrency.
Determine the richest people in the closed and paranoid virtual currency sphere is far from easy. So, question gets Lubin, which Forbes put at the second place of the richest kriptovalyutchikov. Earlier, he told, that last year began selling their coins Ethereum, to Invert in your ConsensSys. Since Forbes was unable to check its status, publication estimated his wealth in the amount of 1 to 5 billions of dollars.