There are a lot of people that made money last year when Bitcoin reached its all-time high. But there are other people that made really smart investments and made a fortune with bitcoin. So it’s not just dumb luck. Here we will show you some of the people that made a fortune.
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Barry Silbert
Silbert is a founder of Digital Currency Group. This is a company with a mission to improve the development of the entire financial system by building blockchain companies. His company is one of the very few companies in the world that invests in bitcoin-related companies. Barry’s company also owns another company that is mainly focused on digital currencies and digital currency investing. He is one of the millionaires that also founded an investment trust and an exchange fund. His company has invested in more than 70 blockchain related companies.
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Blythe Masters
She is a former managing director at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Blythe now owns her own company that helps built encryption-based tools that help improve the security and efficiency of trading. Her companies aim to apply blockchain technology in the everyday activities of Wall Street. She earned a lot of money when she raised more than $60 million in order to test blockchain technology. Her company is continuously growing and has now more than 4 offices on many different parts of the world. The reason for this is the great reputation she has because of her connections to Wall Street.
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The Winklevoss Twins
These guys made tons of money by selling their Facebook lawsuit in cryptocurrencies. They became the first billionaires when the bitcoin price surged last December. According to the twins, they own about 1% of the entire bitcoin in circulation. They also made an entirely new system that stores their private keys with a higher level of security. These two millionaires are trying to create a system where many investors and day traders will be attracted to. For this reason, they created Gemini- a regulated exchange for cryptocurrencies.
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