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Rank #417

Brian Armstrong

Net worth $8.6B

Cryptocurrency · United States

Born
Jan 25, 1983
Age
43
Source
Cryptocurrency
Residence
San Francisco, California
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Children
0
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Economics, Rice University; Master of Arts/Science, Rice University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Brian Armstrong is the chief executive of Coinbase Global, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States.
  • A former Airbnb software engineer, Armstrong cofounded Coinbase in San Francisco in 2012 with former currency trader Fred Ehrsam.
  • Coinbase went public in a direct offering on Nasdaq on April 14, 2021, briefly reaching a market capitalization of $100 billion.
  • Armstrong owns about 19% of Coinbase's shares.
  • Cofounder Fred Ehrsam left the company in 2017 but still owns 6% and serves on the board of directors; he's also a billionaire.

Financial assets

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