Portrait of Kokuei Yuan

Rank #2617

Kokuei Yuan

Net worth $1.5B

Crypto exchange · Japan

Born
May 01, 1974
Age
52
Source
Crypto exchange
Residence
Citizenship
Japan
Marital status
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Kokuei Yuan is a director of Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Bullish.
  • Bullish was founded in 2020 and went public on the New York Stock Exchange in August 2025.
  • Yuan owns a 25% stake in the company. Bullish cofounder Brendan Blumer owns 28% and is also a billionaire.
  • Yuan previously served as executive chairman of block.one, a digital asset investment firm that Blumer cofounded in 2016. Bullish was majority-owned by block.one until 2024.
  • Yuan, who studied economics and studio art at Tufts University, worked as an investment banker earlier in his career.

Financial assets

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