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Justin Sun becomes the newest crypto magnate added to the Forbes list of the world’s billionaires. Meanwhile, CZ retains his place as the richest crypto billionaire. According to Forbes World’s Billionaires List 2025, Justin Sun has a net worth of $8.5 billion, earning him a spot at number 353. The Tron (TRX) founder recently entered the list this year, even though Arkham Intelligence estimated Justin Sun’s net worth to be around $1.4 billion as of January 2024. With the latest inclusion of Justin Sun, there are a total of sixteen crypto magnates on the list who have managed to accumulate a combined net of more than $164 billion. Former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has maintained his place as the richest cryptocurrency mogul on the Forbes’ list. In 24th place, CZ’s net worth nearly doubled from $33 billion to $62.9 billion in the span of a year, even after paying fines and spending four months behind bars. After stepping down from his role as Binance CEO, CZ is currently head of YZi Labs, formerly known as Binance Labs. The second richest crypto figurehead is Giancarlo Devasini, the Chief Financial Officer of stablecoin issuing firm Tether (USDT). In 90th place with a net worth of around $22.4 billion, Devasini is stated to be the biggest shareholder of Tether. In fact, four out of the 16 crypto figures on the list of billionaires came from stablecoin giant Tether. Aside from Devasini, there’s also former CEO, Jean-Louis van der Velde, current CEO Paolo Ardoino, and General Counsel of Tether, Stuart Hoegne. Gemini co-founders and identical twins, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss tie in 1141st place with a net worth of $3.2 billion each. The Winklevoss twins founded the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini in 2014, which currently processes $30 million worth of crypto transactions per day.…

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Filed under: News - @ April 2, 2025 3:27 pm