When Forbes estimated the wealth of 12 crypto billionaires on March 5 for the annual World's Billionaires list, they were worth $37.3 billion collectively, while Bitcoin cost $49,207.77 each. Today, Bitcoin is trading at just $34,113.08, but their collective net worth has grown to $39.5 billion.

Did bitcoin make anyone a billionaire?

Michael Saylor, who started accumulating bitcoin ahead of the current rally, has a net worth of $2.3 billion. ... Among other early crypto investors who became billionaires last year include Matthew Roszak, chairman, Bloq, a blockchain infrastructure company, with a net worth of $1.5 billion, and Tim Draper.

Who became a billionaire from bitcoin?

Hong Kong's 29-year-old crypto billionaire: FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried. HONG KONG -- In 2021, one of Hong Kong's richest people -- indeed, the world's richest person under 30 years old -- is not an old-money-family heir but a U.S. native who built his fortune in the cutting-edge world of cryptocurrency.