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Rank #107

Stuart Hoegner

Net worth $24.7B

Cryptocurrency · Canada

Born
Jan 01, 1970
Age
56
Source
Cryptocurrency
Residence
Toronto, Ontario
Citizenship
Canada
Marital status
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Stuart Hoegner served as general counsel for Tether and its sister company Bitfinex from 2014 to 2024.
  • A Canadian certified accountant, Hoegner began his career at Ernst & Young before starting Gaming Counsel Professional Corporation, a boutique law practice that catered to online gambling and cryptocurrency clients.
  • He was also previously a director of compliance and deputy general counsel at Excapsa Software, an online poker company that became embroiled in a software-facilitated cheating scandal.
  • He owns an estimated 12% of Tether, the largest issuer of stablecoins.
  • Tether reported more than $10 billion in profit in 2025, largely from interest on the reserves backing USDT.