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According to analytics, several prominent crypto influencers hold substantial amounts of money onchain. For example, Tron founder Justin Sun has more than $1 billion in crypto assets. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s associated addresses indicate holdings of $935.25 million in digital currencies. Alongside crypto influencers, celebrities also possess a substantial amount of digital assets onchain.
Tracking the Crypto Wealth of Top Influencers and Celebrities
If a notable figure publicly shares their wallet addresses, identifying them becomes feasible with simple-to-use blockchain explorers. One of the largest publicly known crypto holders is Tron’s Justin Sun, who holds $1.03 billion in crypto assets according to Arkham Intelligence. Sun’s largest reserve consists of USDD stablecoins worth $276.54 million.
Sun also holds $239.49 million worth of tron (TRX) and $117.53 million in bittorrent token (BTT). Additionally, the Tron founder possesses $98.88 million in bitcoin (BTC), based on Arkham’s records. Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s co-founder, has a similar amount, with $935.25 million in crypto linked to his name. Buterin’s largest holding is ETH, comprising $931.33 million of his total funds.
Buterin also holds $988,890 in STRK and approximately $942,640 in wrapped ethereum (WETH). South African software developer Andre Cronje, founder of Yearn Finance (YFI) and director of the Fantom Foundation, reportedly controls $3.54 million in onchain funds. Most of Cronje’s assets ($3.33M) are stored in the stablecoin derivative SDAI.
A wallet linked to Coinbase co-founder Brian Armstrong shows he owns $1.45 million in crypto holdings. The majority of Armstrong’s wallet consists of ether, with 295.841 ETH valued at $1.12 million. Armstrong’s second-largest holding is HXA, worth $289,210. Uniswap’s founder Hayden Adams reportedly holds $125,352 onchain, and Makerdao’s Rune Christensen holds about $12,785 in ETH and other tokens. Shark Tank star Mark Cuban holds $261,702 onchain this week as well.
Celebrity Justin Bieber holds $575,011, mostly in ethereum (ETH). At the end of January 2022, Bieber had $1.1 million in crypto assets at the same address. Similarly, famous rapper Snoop Dogg held around $2.8 million in crypto in April 2022, but now the rapper holds only $2,511. As of now, socialite Paris Hilton keeps $53,453 onchain, with most funds in OGN and APE. Hilton also has 1.8 wrapped ether (WETH).
Comedian and television host Jimmy Fallon holds $142,324 in crypto, with $129,340 of those funds in ether. Basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal holds $3,655 onchain, mostly in apecoin (APE). American actress and businesswoman Gwyneth Paltrow holds $14,685 in crypto, with roughly $12,920 in apecoin (APE) due to her holding a Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible token (NFT).
Whether it’s a celebrity, a digital currency whale, or a renowned crypto influencer, open blockchains reveal a significant amount of information that often goes unnoticed in traditional settings. Billion-dollar crypto stakeholders like Sun and Buterin are scrutinized much more closely than smaller holders. This list only represents a small fraction of publicly known crypto holders, as many other crypto luminaries, famous musicians and athletes, and presidential candidates own significant digital assets.
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