Rank #55
Jean-Louis van der Velde
Net worth $38.0B
Cryptocurrency · Netherlands
- Born
- Jan 01, 1970
- Age
- 56
- Source
- Cryptocurrency
- Residence
- Citizenship
- Netherlands
- Marital status
- Children
- 0
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- JL van der Velde is the former CEO of crypto firm Tether and the CEO of its sister company, Bitfinex.
- Van der Velde left the Netherlands in 1985 to attend university in Taiwan and subsequently cofounded several IT and tech startups in Asia prior to joining Tether.
- The biggest stablecoin issuer, Tether generated more than $10 billion in profit in 2025, largely from interest on the reserves backing USDT.
- He owns an estimated 19% of the business.