Is there a Forbes bitcoin millionaire/billionaire list or upcoming?

[cuddaloreappu]

Wish if there is  a list of those who made great fortunes and became millionaires with bitcoin... So is there such a list at forbes or are they trying to make one?

[blatchcorn]

No

[cuddaloreappu]

So why doesnt forbes give a f***...Do they think bitcoin is just kids stuff

[Elwar]

The Bitcoin rich list has stopped working, but I did find this:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=321265.0
(outdated)
1.  BTC980,000*. Satoshi Nakamoto

2.  BTC400,000*. HD Moore (AHA)

3.  BTC400,000*. Dustin D. Trammell (AHA)

4.  BTC400,000*. Tod Beardsley (AHA)

5.  BTC350,000*. "Dread Pirate Roberts" a.k.a. "DPR"

6.  BTC300,000.  Roger Ver

7.  BTC300,000*. "knightmb"

8.  BTC200,000. Mark Karpeles

8.5  BTC182,592. "Loaded"

9.  BTC174,000*. FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation, USA)

10.  BTC119,000. AsicMiner Management Team of 3 (names?)

11.  BTC110,000. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss

12.  BTC100,000. "klaus"

13.  BTC100,000. "mezzomix"

14.  BTC75,000. "artforz"

15.  BTC70,000. Erik Voorhees

17.  BTC30,000. "nakowa"

18.  BTC30,000. Mircea Popescu

19.  BTC30,000. "Goat"

20.  BTC25,000. Chamath Palihapitiya

21.  BTC25,000. Gavin Andresen

22.  BTC20,000. Max Keiser

23.  BTC20,000. "Theymos"

[cuddaloreappu]

The Bitcoin rich list has stopped working, but I did find this:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=321265.0
(outdated)
1.  BTC980,000*. Satoshi Nakamoto

2.  BTC400,000*. HD Moore (AHA)

3.  BTC400,000*. Dustin D. Trammell (AHA)

4.  BTC400,000*. Tod Beardsley (AHA)

5.  BTC350,000*. "Dread Pirate Roberts" a.k.a. "DPR"

6.  BTC300,000.  Roger Ver

7.  BTC300,000*. "knightmb"

8.  BTC200,000. Mark Karpeles

8.5  BTC182,592. "Loaded"

9.  BTC174,000*. FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation, USA)

10.  BTC119,000. AsicMiner Management Team of 3 (names?)

11.  BTC110,000. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss

12.  BTC100,000. "klaus"

13.  BTC100,000. "mezzomix"

14.  BTC75,000. "artforz"

15.  BTC70,000. Erik Voorhees

17.  BTC30,000. "nakowa"

18.  BTC30,000. Mircea Popescu

19.  BTC30,000. "Goat"

20.  BTC25,000. Chamath Palihapitiya

21.  BTC25,000. Gavin Andresen

22.  BTC20,000. Max Keiser

23.  BTC20,000. "Theymos"

Thanks for the awesome info

[hilariousandco]

The Bitcoin rich list has stopped working, but I did find this:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=321265.0
(outdated)

Most of that list was never correct in the first place as there was never really any sources, and when there was they were second-hand or speculative at best.

[Light]

It will be quite a long time before Forbes will release a rich list and even then it won't include many large stashes that have not been identified. Unlike fiat where asset value can be estimated and it isn't too difficult to work out who owns what - with Bitcoin many of them don't have any name attached and I'd doubt anyone would come forward to prove they actually own the coins.

[trynmpo]

Most of them are the early adopter !!

[hilariousandco]

It will be quite a long time before Forbes will release a rich list and even then it won't include many large stashes that have not been identified. Unlike fiat where asset value can be estimated and it isn't too difficult to work out who owns what - with Bitcoin many of them don't have any name attached and I'd doubt anyone would come forward to prove they actually own the coins.

True, but I wonder when the first bitcoin millionaire (or billionaire) will be included on there? Maybe Satoshi will one day wind up on the list, but I guess without confirmation that he could be several people it'll automatically invalidate him from the list.

[Light]

True, but I wonder when the first bitcoin millionaire (or billionaire) will be included on there? Maybe Satoshi will one day wind up on the list, but I guess without confirmation that he could be several people it'll automatically invalidate him from the list.

If there was a list I would think it would be better to have it in terms of BTC rather than fiat as the value of BTC to fiat fluctuates so significantly. Some of the coins we attribute to Satoshi have to be him from the sheer fact there was no one else mining - but there are some early blocks that could very easily be disputed. I don't see why we couldnt include Satoshi as long as the possibility of it being more than a single person is acknowledged.

[hilariousandco]

True, but I wonder when the first bitcoin millionaire (or billionaire) will be included on there? Maybe Satoshi will one day wind up on the list, but I guess without confirmation that he could be several people it'll automatically invalidate him from the list.

If there was a list I would think it would be better to have it in terms of BTC rather than fiat as the value of BTC to fiat fluctuates so significantly. Some of the coins we attribute to Satoshi have to be him from the sheer fact there was no one else mining - but there are some early blocks that could very easily be disputed. I don't see why we couldnt include Satoshi as long as the possibility of it being more than a single person is acknowledged.

True, but it's also possible that he lost access to those coins or is possibly even deceased so it'll be hard to even put an exact figure/value on his ownings.

[Elwar]

Most of them are the early adopter !!

and?

[1Referee]

High Roller Nakowa still have 30K BTC ? didn't he lose most of them with gambling ?

[dreamspark]

I'd imagine that it would be a while before being a BTC millionaire gets you on the rich list.

In regard to that rich list, i'd take it with a grain of salt. Its speculative at best.

[johnyj]

Today's Forbes list is a joke, it does not list all the reserve bankers in the world, who are actually many magnitudes richer than Bill Gates or Buffet

[FeedbackLoop]

Today's Forbes list is a joke, it does not list all the reserve bankers in the world, who are actually many magnitudes richer than Bill Gates or Buffet

Yeah, I never understood how someone could take that list seriously...

Also, bankers certainly crowd the top but I wouldn't be surprised if there were even a few hundred tech-industry types like Bill Gates richer than Bill Gates not listed since it seems rather standard for corps and individuals above a certain networth to simply not have anything to their name. See the video that has been posted around on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4o13isDdfY

[hensi]

I would want to be on the top of that list

[cuddaloreappu]

Today's Forbes list is a joke, it does not list all the reserve bankers in the world, who are actually many magnitudes richer than Bill Gates or Buffet

who are those reserve bankers

[Gumble99]

I think fobres will include bitcoins millionaires-billionaires when BTC will be more accredited worldwide, not everyone thinks bitcoins is a serious virtual currency and our bitcoin community  Is really small compared to worldwide markets.

[hdbuck]

The Bitcoin rich list has stopped working, but I did find this:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=321265.0
(outdated)
1.  BTC980,000*. Satoshi Nakamoto

8 2.  BTC200,000. 600 000 Mark Karpeles

2.  BTC400,000*. HD Moore (AHA)

3.  BTC400,000*. Dustin D. Trammell (AHA)

4.  BTC400,000*. Tod Beardsley (AHA)

5.  BTC350,000*. "Dread Pirate Roberts" a.k.a. "DPR"

6.  BTC300,000.  Roger Ver

7.  BTC300,000*. "knightmb"

8.5  BTC182,592. "Loaded"

9.  BTC174,000*. FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation, USA)

10.  BTC119,000. AsicMiner Management Team of 3 (names?)

11.  BTC110,000. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss

12.  BTC100,000. "klaus"

13.  BTC100,000. "mezzomix"

14.  BTC75,000. "artforz"

15.  BTC70,000. Erik Voorhees

17.  BTC30,000. "nakowa"

18.  BTC30,000. Mircea Popescu

19.  BTC30,000. "Goat"

20.  BTC25,000. Chamath Palihapitiya

21.  BTC25,000. Gavin Andresen

22.  BTC20,000. Max Keiser

23.  BTC20,000. "Theymos"

FTFY