Throughout the world, there has been an upward trend in the interest of transactions carried out with blockchain in recent times, and that is why no one wants to miss the opportunity to be part of this great change. Let’s look at some influential people who participate in this.
Chris Larsen: “Cryptocurrency has turned out to be a great business so far, keep money in crypto”
Veteran Silicon Valley investor Chris Larsen is no investment newbie. At 57, he is a serial entrepreneur with numerous companies founded behind him. However, the goose that laid the golden eggs did not find it until 2012, when he co-founded Ripple, a company that is responsible for facilitating international payments for banks using blockchain. Ripple has its own currency or token, XRP.
Larsen assures that blockchain is “an Internet of Value”. For him, it was a matter of time before a form of digital currency appeared in the world that had no government behind it. “The enthusiasm is not only for cryptocurrency but for having created an Internet for money.”
The reason for his fortune? It has 5.19 billion XRP so I recommend choosing a good crypto and having money invested in it so that when its value increases your investments will go up.
Although for many investors cryptocurrencies are not reliable, others consider them to be the future. For Chris Larsen, for example, they’ve turned out to be a great deal so far.
Changpeng Zhao: “Before investing in a coin, do some research on the whitepaper”
Better known as CZ Binance, CEO of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange and a true crypto pioneer. He founded Binance almost two years ago, and in that time his ICO raised $15 million. To date, the company’s net worth is around $2 billion and still rising.
Before investing in a coin, he advises that people do some research on the whitepaper, team background, community feedback, etc. Just keep the cryptocurrency you create.
While entrepreneurs are recommended to remain transparent and interactive with their community and the public. Keep the cryptocurrency you believe in and keep building to create more value.
The Winklevoss brothers: “Take risks that later give you cause for celebration “
Co-founders of Winklevoss Capital, they began investing in Bitcoins in 2012 in a virtual currency that was just becoming known at that time and created the Gemini Exchange, which is widely recognized in the world of cryptocurrencies. His fortune is around 1 billion dollars.
They knew how to see the cryptocurrency boom in time, they never sold a single one of those coins, despite the fact that many analysts and experts talk about the risks of investing in cryptocurrencies, especially due to the lack of long-term guarantees, the lack of regulation and the possibility of it falling with a single click, tyler and Cameron Winklevoss decided to take the risks and today they have reason to celebrate.
Matthew Mellon: “Knowledge is your best investment”
Matthew Mellon, passed away and was a Bitcoin investor when most of the public did not know about cryptocurrencies and who, after selling his Bitcoins, had invested 2 million dollars in Ripple, a cryptocurrency that he liked because it works within the banking system. His XRP is worth US$1 billion.
Knowledge was the key to the success of this investment, since Mellon was heir to one of the great banking fortunes of the United States, and former chairman of the finance committee of the New York Republican Party, knew what he was doing even when his relatives and friends disagreed when he made the investment, on the contrary, he was convinced of the success it would have.
Matthew Roszak: “Invite in Bitcoins”
He is an entrepreneur who founded several software companies, before entering the world of cryptocurrencies. His investments in cryptocurrencies and his projects Tally Capital and Bloq allowed him to amass a fortune of approximately 900 million dollars.
He considers Bitcoin to be one of the biggest misvalued assets he has seen in his career. He is extremely bullish on Bitcoin. Considering the investment capital and human capital dynamics pouring into this ecosystem, he sees Bitcoin as one of the greatest generational opportunities for investors and entrepreneurs.
The easiest way for people to invest in this ecosystem is by buying bitcoins, which he likes to characterize as tracking inventory that represents this exciting new frontier in technology, and much more.
Brock Pierce: “The universe is constantly throwing coins and powers at you, if you pick them up, you level up”
Administrator of the Bitcoin Foundation, he was one of the first to bet on cryptocurrencies. During the first decade of the 21st century, he founded Internet Gaming Entertainment, a highly successful gaming platform. His fortune exceeds 700 million dollars.
When Pierce understood the potential of this new digital money, he became an evangelist, giving bitcoins to everyone, whether they were influential people, or the public at a talk. He finally stopped giving away the money, because “nobody appreciated it, they lost it.”
Michael Novogratz: “Buy various digital currencies”
CEO of Galaxy Digital, one of the largest cryptocurrency trading houses on Wall Street, from the beginning he firmly believed in cryptocurrencies in which he has invested millions of dollars, which has allowed him to increase his estimated fortune today by around 700 million of dollars.
