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Michael Novogratz

Net worth $6.8B

Investments, cryptocurrency · United States

Born
Nov 26, 1964
Age
61
Source
Investments, cryptocurrency
Residence
New York, New York
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
4
Education
Associate in Arts/Science, Princeton University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Mike Novogratz is the founder, CEO and majority shareholder of Galaxy Digital Holdings, a crypto investment firm that trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
  • He began his career at Goldman Sachs in 1989, where he spent a decade and became a partner while the firm was still privately held.
  • Novogratz went on to work at private equity firm Fortress Investment Group, becoming its president.
  • He first bought bitcoin in 2013, and has since invested in a range of startups and tokens within the cryptocurrency industry.
  • His most notorious failure was betting big on Luna, a token tied to stablecoin TerraUSD, which blew up in 2022. Novogratz had tattooed its logo on his arm.

Financial assets

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