The world of crypto-currencies and its inner workings has today become accessible to the general public. It is known today that the supply of a cryptocurrency depends on the number of new coins that are mined and the number of current owners who want to sell their coins. But less is known about the fact that public figures from this particular milieu can influence reactions to these cryptocurrencies. On December 25, the MonLivret.fr site established its ranking of the five most influential bosses in this field in 2021 and on whom we will have to rely in 2022.
The first city is called Valik Buterin. He is the co-founder of Ethereum and is one of the youngest crypto billionaires in the world. Known for his work in Ethereum, he has also been involved in the Bitcoin community as a writer and developer. According to Time magazine, Valik Buterin would be the most influential person in crypro-currencies for 2021.
Bitcoin, a safer alternative than gold
In second Michael Saylor is the founder, president and CEO of MicroStrategy, an enterprise analysis and mobility software company, which has invested $ 425 million in bitcoin which considers this alternative to be safer than gold. He also created Saylor Academy, a free online education platform. It takes second place in this ranking.
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of Alameda Research and FTX exchange completes the podium. With a fortune of $ 8.7 billion, the 29-year-old Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) graduate is the richest billionaire to date in the industry and has made his FTX platform one of the most important and trendiest in the world, underlines the specialized site.
Next is Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, launched in 2015. In 2018, Forbes already ranked him third on its list of richest people in cryptocurrency. Previously, he was Chief Development Officer at Blockchain and Chief Technology Officer at OK Coin. He has also developed trading software at Bloomberg and the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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Finally, Barry Silbert is the founder and CEO of blockchain Digital Currency Group. His company owns Grayscale Investments, the largest investment company specializing in the blockchain ecosystem. Previously, he was the founder and CEO of SecondMarket, since acquired by NASDAQ