**Coins mentioned in post:**

Coin | | Price (USD) | 📈 24h | 📉 7d
- | - | - | - | -
**BNT** | Bancor | 4.792$ | _-0.4%_ | _-21.31%_
**BTC** | Bitcoin | 8040.140$ | _1.14%_ | _-9.33%_
**ETH** | Ethereum | 802.701$ | _0.68%_ | _-17.78%_
**LTC** | Litecoin | 145.320$ | _1.46%_ | _6.79%_
**XRP** | Ripple | 0.784$ | _5.15%_ | _-11.59%_

Amazing to think that any one person can have that much or be worth that much. Don't get me wrong, I would love to have a vast fortune myself but I can't even imagine having more money than some small countries. These guys are the people that got in on the ground floor when no one else would get involved or take a chance on crypto. If only I was that aware or had the money to take those chances. lol The scary part of this is that we are really just in the early stages of the crypto boom and as the market grows so will their wealth. I'm looking forward to hearing down the road about all the charitable causes these guys are involved in.

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Mike Novagratz knew a crash was coming late last year. He decided not to continue his BTC/alt fund because he says he “Didn’t like market conditions.”🧐🤓🤨

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Wow,  those figures are just mind-boggling!  I also wish I'd been aware of cryptography currency to buy even a little.  I'd probably be a millionaire by now.

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I was fortunate enough to meet Tim Draper in person at an Entrepreneurship networking event. He's such a great man! Learned a lot that day :D

Joseph Lubin is the man. I knew a Goldman would be one of those early millionaires in crypto. That man makes bankstas happy. Reestimed!

Incredible to see how people become millionaires through trading. It serves as motivation and inspiration to invest in cryptocurrency.

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Thanks tradewonk for posting.  I really like to read stories about individuals who took risks, even if it appeared insane at the times to others.  The old saying applies, "the greatest the risk, the greater the potential reward!"

At one point it is really scary to see how easily people are becoming millionaire through crypto but at the same time interesting too.

I am sure during the early days of internet and dotcom bubble,same kind of things had happened.

Market condition is sensitive for investers now days this post is informative

Well, looks like I didn't make the list, lol.

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things looking up as the glorification of bitcoin starts coming into play

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Awesome list! Thanks for sharing!

You really know it's getting into the mainstream when Forbes starts tracking them and when you see the numbers we're talking about, it is understandable.

Thank you for the post.

If Satoshi Nakamoto is indeed a living individual, he/she can be the richest out there. Maybe even the first trillionaire in the world if BTC reaches 100k. This is a very interesting list since most of the early crypto holders would want to remain anonymous for security purposes.

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Thanks for posting this @tradewonk , i hadnt had a chance to read it on Forbes.

Wow... This is great 
I would really like to be among this lost someday, but am quite new here. How do I go about that?

It's amazing!

Interesting news, but I am curious how do they estimate the value of one's holdings.

Anyone else love the fact hes wearing a hoodie?

Excelente articulo.La razón de esta riqueza  súbita, es que estas personas tuvieron una visión  de un negocio disruptivo exitoso a largo plazo y apostaron a esa visión. Manteniéndose firme desde el inicio, en su propósito.

@tradewonk this is such an insightful read. I am totally awed by the fascinating insights and unsullied courage of these guys, especially that guy that founded Ripple... Been following the platform for a while now and I can truly say that it's a truly amazing job done.

Haha, would be beneficial to include single they are or not))

how many more crypto millionaires and billionaires will we have in 5 years.

Cryptocurrency is the internet of money the rich list will get bigger.

Too bad they did not also post a list of the people that have LOST their investments when their exchange/wallet was hacked and everything 'disappeared'. I've lost track of the number of exchanges that have gone out of business at this point, with customers having no chance to recover their funds. 

Obviously, the opportunities in crypto are amazing, but we need to be aware of the risks as well. Always a good idea to spread out your investments and keep your coins as safe as possible by using multiple wallets, paper keys, etc.