{"id":228004,"date":"2024-04-25T08:17:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T08:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/?p=228004"},"modified":"2024-04-25T08:17:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T08:17:56","slug":"crypto-royalty-what-is-vitalik-buterins-net-worth-in-cur_year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/vitalik-buterin-net-worth","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Royalty: What Is Vitalik Buterin\u2019s Net Worth in 2025?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/vitalik-buterin\">Vitalik Buterin<\/a> is one of the most well-known and revered personalities in the crypto world. As a 19-year-old, he conceptualized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/32571\/ethereum-cryptocurrency\">Ethereum<\/a> (ETH), which later became the world\u2019s second-most valuable public <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/30246\/blockchain\">blockchain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although accumulating wealth has never been his primary motivation behind his crypto ventures, Buterin has become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/how-many-crypto-millionaires-are-there\">crypto millionaire<\/a> due to the success of Ethereum.<\/p>\n<p>So, how did Vitalik Buterin get so rich? In this article, we discuss Vitalik Buterin\u2019s net worth, crypto portfolios, investments, and more.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:\u201c3\u201dpx;-moz-border-radius:\u201c3\u201dpx;-webkit-border-radius:\u201c3\u201dpx;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:\u201c3\u201dpx;-moz-border-radius:\u201c3\u201dpx;-webkit-border-radius:\u201c3\u201dpx;\">\n<h2><span id=\"key_takeaways\">Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Forbes estimated Buterin\u2019s personal fortune at $1.4 billion in 2022.<\/li>\n<li>On-chain data showed Buterin held most of his wealth in ETH.<\/li>\n<li>According to Camila Russo, Buterin received about 553,000 ETH when Ethereum launched.<\/li>\n<li>Onchain data showed Buterin held 278,425 ETH tokens, or 0.22% of ETH\u2019s total supply, as of April 24, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Buterin is a prominent angel investor and has made investments in Kakarot, HackMD, and StarkWare, among others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div>\n    <section class=\"toc-sticky w-100 bg-white \">\n        <div class=\"toc-sticky__container container\">\n            <div class=\"toc-sticky__open d-flex align-items-end\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                 aria-controls=\"multiCollapse1\"\n                 data-bs-target=\"#multiCollapse1\">\n                <button\n                        class=\"btn btn-primary collapse-action-btn p-1 rounded-circle\"\n                        type=\"button\"\n                >\n                    <i class=\"icon-chevron-up\"><\/i>\n                <\/button>\n                <span id=\"toc-current-title\" class=\"d-flex align-items-center\">\n                    Table of Contents\n                <\/span>\n                <span class=\"toc-main-title-permanent\">Table of Contents<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div\n                    class=\"collapse my-3\"\n               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document.querySelector('#multiCollapse1');\n        document.querySelector('html').classList.remove('overflow-hidden');\n        pageLegend.classList.remove('overflow-auto');\n        pageLegend.style.height = 'auto';\n        window.scrollTo({\n            top: 0,\n            behavior: 'smooth'\n        });\n    }\n\n    const handleScrollToTitle = (id) => {\n        const el = document.getElementById(id);\n        const headerHeightDifference = window.innerWidth < 992 ? -30 : -15;\n        window.scrollTo({\n            top: el.offsetTop - 60 - headerHeightDifference - 10,\n        });\n    }\n<\/script>\n\n<h2><span id=\"vitalik_buterins_early_ventures\">Vitalik Buterin\u2019s Early Ventures<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Vitalik Buterin is a Russian-Canadian computer programmer. He was born on January 31, 1994, in Kolomna, Russia. His family emigrated to Canada when he was six years old.<\/p>\n<p>In 2011, Buterin began writing for a publication called Bitcoin Weekly, which paid him five BTC per article. When Bitcoin Weekly shut down, Buterin co-founded a new publication called <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\">Bitcoin Magazine<\/a> in 2012 with Mihai Alisie.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/ethereum.org\/en\/history\/\" target=\"_blank\">November 2013<\/a>, Buterin <a href=\"https:\/\/ethereum.org\/en\/whitepaper\/\" target=\"_blank\">published<\/a> the Ethereum whitepaper. Later, in 2014, he dropped out of the University of Waterloo after receiving a grant of $100,000 from the Thiel Fellowship to work full-time on Ethereum.<\/p>\n<p>Ethereum launched its main net in 2015.<\/p>\n<h3>Breakthrough With Ethereum &amp; Its Impact on Vitalik Buterin\u2019s Wealth<\/h3>\n<p>Before Ethereum, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/27531\/cryptocurrency\">cryptocurrency<\/a> world was all about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/cryptocurrency\/bitcoin-price-prediction\">Bitcoin<\/a> (BTC). Alternative cryptocurrencies that existed during the time \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/litecoin-ltc\">Litecoin<\/a> (LTC) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/33147\/dogecoin\">Dogecoin<\/a> (DOGE) \u2013 were inspired by Bitcoin and were designed to facilitate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/31702\/peer-to-peer-p2p\">peer-to-peer<\/a> (P2P) payments.<\/p>\n<p>Ethereum introduced a novel blockchain protocol for hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/33409\/decentralized-application-dapp\">decentralized applications<\/a> (DApps). These DApps allowed blockchains to be used beyond P2P payments and powered financial applications for trading, lending, saving, gaming, and much more.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Ethereum also allowed DApps to easily issue their own tokens. This feature ultimately led to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/33148\/initial-coin-offering-ico\">initial coin offering<\/a> (ICO) boom in 2017 that gave birth to numerous crypto tokens including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/cryptocurrency\/aave-price-prediction\">Aave<\/a> (AAVE) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/basic-attention-token-bat\">Basic Attention Token<\/a> (BAT).<\/p>\n<p>Ethereum has dominated the smart contract platform sector and has established itself as the second most valuable cryptocurrency in the world, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/market-cap-market-capitalization\">market capitalization<\/a> of $387.39 billion as of April 24, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/currencies\/ethereum\/\" target=\"_blank\">CoinMarketCap<\/a>, ETH price has increased by over 111,800% since its inception, which has contributed immensely to Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin&#8217;s wealth.<\/p>\n<p>So, how rich is Vitalik Buterin today?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ethereum-ETH-Historical-Performance-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"Ethereum (ETH) Historical Performance. Source: CoinMarketCap\" width=\"1200\" height=\"890\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-228212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ethereum-ETH-Historical-Performance-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ethereum-ETH-Historical-Performance-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ethereum-ETH-Historical-Performance-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ethereum-ETH-Historical-Performance-1200x890.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ethereum-ETH-Historical-Performance.jpg 1390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"what_is_vitalik_buterins_net_worth\">What Is Vitalik Buterin\u2019s Net Worth?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are varying records on Vitalik Buterin\u2019s net worth.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, we sourced on-chain information from blockchain analytics firms Arkham Intelligence and Nansen to learn how rich Vitalik Buterin is. We have also quoted information from Forbes.<\/p>\n<p>How much money does Vitalik Buterin have? According to <a href=\"https:\/\/app.nansen.ai\/profiler?entity=Vitalik+Buterin&amp;chain=ethereum&amp;tab=overview\" target=\"_blank\">Nansen<\/a>, Buterin\u2019s net worth <strong>exceeded over $900 million<\/strong> as of April 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkhamintelligence.com\/research\/vitalik-buterin-net-worth\" target=\"_blank\">Arkham Intelligence<\/a> estimated Vitalik Buterin\u2019s net worth to be <strong>much lower at about $782 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_228013\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228013\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vitalik-Buterins-Portfolio-Value.-Source-Arkham-Intelligence-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Vitalik Buterin's Portfolio Value.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"797\" class=\"wp-image-228013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vitalik-Buterins-Portfolio-Value.-Source-Arkham-Intelligence-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vitalik-Buterins-Portfolio-Value.-Source-Arkham-Intelligence-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vitalik-Buterins-Portfolio-Value.-Source-Arkham-Intelligence.jpg 964w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vitalik Buterin&#8217;s Portfolio Value. Source: Arkham Intelligence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, the two firms only considered Buterin\u2019s known crypto holdings. It is challenging to accurately determine Buterin\u2019s total net worth when his non-crypto assets and undisclosed crypto remain unknown.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/30-under-30\/2022\/hall-of-fame?profile=vitalik-buterin\" target=\"_blank\">Forbes<\/a> estimated Buterin\u2019s personal fortune to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/30-under-30\/2022\/hall-of-fame?profile=vitalik-buterin\" target=\"_blank\">$1.4 billion in 2022<\/a>, which made him the youngest known crypto billionaire at the time at 27 years old. Forbes doesn\u2019t reveal Vitalik Buterin\u2019s net worth as of April 2024.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"what_does_vitalik_buterin_own\">What Does Vitalik Buterin Own?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/app.nansen.ai\/profiler?entity=Vitalik+Buterin&amp;chain=ethereum&amp;tab=overview\" target=\"_blank\">Nansen<\/a>, ETH made up a large chunk of Buterin\u2019s crypto holdings.<\/p>\n<p>Onchain data showed that crypto wallets identified to be owned by Buterin held 278,425 ETH tokens (0.22% of ETH\u2019s total supply) worth $887.52 million as of April 24, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Other than ETH, Buterin held <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/usd-coin-usdc\">USDC<\/a> stablecoins worth $21.75 million and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/wrapped-ether-weth\">wrapped ETH<\/a> tokens worth over $818,812.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of Vitalik Buterin\u2019s money in crypto was held in legacy Kyber Network tokens (KNCL), ENS, UNI, and several others.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_228014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228014\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Value-of-Vitalik-Buterins-Token-Portfolio-300x102.jpg\" alt=\"Value of Vitalik Buterin's Token Portfolio\" width=\"1200\" height=\"408\" class=\"wp-image-228014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Value-of-Vitalik-Buterins-Token-Portfolio-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Value-of-Vitalik-Buterins-Token-Portfolio-1024x348.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Value-of-Vitalik-Buterins-Token-Portfolio-768x261.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Value-of-Vitalik-Buterins-Token-Portfolio-1200x408.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Value-of-Vitalik-Buterins-Token-Portfolio.jpg 1495w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Value of Vitalik Buterin&#8217;s Token Portfolio. Source: Nansen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>How Did Vitalik Buterin Make His Money?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p>How did Vitalik Buterin get rich? Well, the answer is pretty straightforward. He created the world\u2019s second-most valuable public blockchain in the world \u2013 Ethereum.<br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>In 2014, the Ethereum Foundation <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/2014\/07\/22\/launching-the-ether-sale\" target=\"_blank\">conducted<\/a> a 42-day ETH crowdsale that offered ETH at a price range of 2,000 ETH per 1 BTC and 1,337 ETH per 1 BTC.<\/p>\n<p>The Ethereum Foundation created two endowment pools, each credited with 0.099x the initial quantity of ETH sold. One of the pools was used to distribute ETH to early contributors, while the other was allocated to the Ethereum Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>60 million ETH tokens were sold in the initial ETH token sale. Thus, 5.94 million ETH tokens (0.099 x 60 million) were distributed to early contributors.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/markets\/2020\/07\/11\/sale-of-the-century-the-inside-story-of-ethereums-2014-premine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Camila Russo<\/a>, author of &#8220;The Infinite Machine,&#8221; Buterin received the biggest share of the contributors\u2019 endowment <strong>at about 553,000 ETH<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It is not known how much Vitalik Buterin makes in a year.<\/p>\n<h3>Vitalik Buterin\u2019s Companies<\/h3>\n<p>In this section, we talk about Vitalik Buterin\u2019s investments beyond his crypto holdings.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is challenging to determine Buterin\u2019s non-crypto investments as he is not obligated to disclose them.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkhamintelligence.com\/research\/vitalik-buterin-net-worth\" target=\"_blank\">Arkham Intelligence<\/a>, Buterin participated in the seed round investment of an Ethereum scaling solution company called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/top-10-blockchain-startups-to-watch#:~:text=10.-,StarkWare%20Industries,products%20are%20StarkEx%20and%20Starknet.\">StarkWare<\/a>, which reached a valuation of $8 billion in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In February 2024, StarkWare launched a token called STRK, which now boasts a market cap of $952 million at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchbook.com\/profiles\/investor\/229091-59#overview\" target=\"_blank\">PitchBook<\/a>, Buterin is a prominent angel investor in the crypto sector. He has investments in eight companies \u2013 Nocturne Labs, Orchid, Kakarot, Aztec Labs, HackMD, Swift Solar, ChainSafe, and StarkWare.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Vitalik Buterin &amp; StarkWare Invest in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KakarotZkEvm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@KakarotZkEvm<\/a>, Powering Starknet Ecosystem<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mQjqtuHMx\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/9mQjqtuHMx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; StarkWare \ud83d\udc3a\ud83d\udc31 (@StarkWareLtd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StarkWareLtd\/status\/1665373155932745734?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"philanthropy_spending\">Philanthropy &amp; Spending<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In 2020, Buterin received 50% of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/shiba-inu-shib\">Shiba Inu\u2019s<\/a> (SHIB) total supply upon the token\u2019s launch. Buterin went on to burn 90% of the SHIB tokens he received and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CryptoRelief_\/status\/1392559057764962304\" target=\"_blank\">donated<\/a> the rest to a community-run COVID-19 relief fund in India called Crypto Relief India.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Buterin <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VitalikButerin\/status\/1666860089712553990\" target=\"_blank\">donated<\/a> an extra $10 million to Crypto Relief India.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">(Transparency Update)<\/p>\n<p>We thank <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VitalikButerin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@VitalikButerin<\/a> for his donation of 50,693,552,078,053 SHIBA to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CryptoRelief_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@CryptoRelief_<\/a> . We plan to do a thoughtful liquidation to ensure we meet our COVID relief goals. <\/p>\n<p>We have decided to convert the donation slowly over a period of time.<\/p>\n<p>(1\/x)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CryptoRelief \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3(Now Blockchain For Impact &#8211; BFI) (@CryptoRelief_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CryptoRelief_\/status\/1392559057764962304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">May 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Buterin <a href=\"https:\/\/today.umd.edu\/record-breaking-9-4m-crypto-gift-to-fund-study-of-air-disinfection-to-prevent-future-pandemics\" target=\"_blank\">donated $9.4 million to the University of Maryland<\/a> to fund research into germicidal ultraviolet light switches to be used to eliminate highly contagious pathogens from the air, more quickly and effectively than ventilation and filtration.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"the_bottom_line\">The Bottom Line<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It is no surprise that Vitalik Buterin is a crypto millionaire or even a billionaire. Over the past decade, he has had a profound impact on the crypto industry.<\/p>\n<p>As the reach of Buterin\u2019s creation, Ethereum, goes beyond the crypto space and into the world of traditional finance, we can expect to see Buterin\u2019s net worth skyrocket even further.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"faqs\">FAQs<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"man_faq_sec\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\"><\/time><section class=\"ms_faq ms_card \" ><div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><div class=\"accordionButton\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\">What is the net worth of Vitalik?<\/h3> <\/div>\n<div class=\"accordionContent\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"display:none;\"><p itemprop=\"text\">There are varying records on Vitalik Buterin\u2019s net worth. According to Nansen, Buterin\u2019s net worth exceeded over $900 million. Meanwhile, Arkham Intelligence estimated Vitalik Buterin\u2019s net worth at about $782 million as of April 2024. Forbes estimated Buterin\u2019s personal fortune at $1.4 billion in 2022.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"ms_faq ms_card \" ><div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><div class=\"accordionButton\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\">How much ETH does Vitalik have?<\/h3> <\/div>\n<div class=\"accordionContent\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"display:none;\"><p itemprop=\"text\">Onchain data showed that crypto wallets identified as belonging to Buterin held 278,425 ETH tokens (0.22% of ETH\u2019s total supply) worth $887.52 million as of April 24, 2024.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"ms_faq ms_card \" ><div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><div class=\"accordionButton\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\">What is Vitalik Buterin&#8217;s IQ?<\/h3> <\/div>\n<div class=\"accordionContent\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"display:none;\"><p itemprop=\"text\">Unconfirmed sources cited Buterin\u2019s IQ to be 257.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"ms_faq ms_card \" ><div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><div class=\"accordionButton\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\">Who owns the most ethereum?<\/h3> <\/div>\n<div class=\"accordionContent\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"display:none;\"><p itemprop=\"text\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/etherscan.io\/accounts\" target=\"_blank\">Etherscan<\/a>, a crypto wallet linked to crypto exchange Binance held the highest number of ETH tokens as of April 2024.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"ms_faq ms_card \" ><div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><div class=\"accordionButton\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\">Who is richer: Buterin or Changpeng Zhao (CZ)?<\/h3> <\/div>\n<div class=\"accordionContent\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"display:none;\"><p itemprop=\"text\">Forbes estimated Buterin\u2019s net worth at $1.4 billion in 2022 with now recent data available. Forbes estimated CZ\u2019s net worth at $33 billion in April 2024.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<div class=\"reference-content\">\n<div class=\"reference-heading reference-content-collapsible-heading\">\n<h2><span id=\"references\">References<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"reference-content-body\">\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\">About Bitcoin Magazine<\/a> (Bitcoin Magazine)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ethereum.org\/en\/history\/\" target=\"_blank\">The history of Ethereum<\/a>\u00a0(Ethereum)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ethereum.org\/en\/whitepaper\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ethereum Whitepaper<\/a>\u00a0(Ethereum)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/currencies\/ethereum\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ethereum price ETH<\/a> (CoinMarketCap)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/app.nansen.ai\/profiler?entity=Vitalik+Buterin&amp;chain=ethereum&amp;tab=overview\" target=\"_blank\">Vitalik Buterin | Nansen Profiler | Analyze Any Wallet or Entity<\/a> (Nansen)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkhamintelligence.com\/research\/vitalik-buterin-net-worth\" target=\"_blank\">Vitalik Buterin&#8217;s Net Worth (Updated)<\/a> (ArkhamIntelligence)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/30-under-30\/2022\/hall-of-fame?profile=vitalik-buterin\" target=\"_blank\">Forbes Under 30 Hall of Fame<\/a>\u00a0(Forbes)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/2014\/07\/22\/launching-the-ether-sale\" target=\"_blank\">Launching the Ether Sale<\/a> (Blog Ethereum)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/markets\/2020\/07\/11\/sale-of-the-century-the-inside-story-of-ethereums-2014-premine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sale of the Century: The Inside Story of Ethereum&#8217;s 2014 Premine<\/a> (CoinDesk)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pitchbook.com\/profiles\/investor\/229091-59#overview\" target=\"_blank\">Vitalik Buterin<\/a>\u00a0(Pitchbook)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CryptoRelief_\/status\/1392559057764962304\" target=\"_blank\">Crypto Relief \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 on X: &#8220;(Transparency Update) We thank @VitalikButerin for his donation of 50,693,552,078,053 SHIBA to @CryptoRelief_ . We plan to do a thoughtful liquidation to ensure we meet our COVID relief goals. We have decided to convert the donation slowly over a period of time. (1\/x)&#8221; \/ X<\/a>\u00a0(X)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VitalikButerin\/status\/1666860089712553990\" target=\"_blank\">vitalik.eth on X: &#8220;I&#8217;m really happy @sandeepnailwal and @Cryptorelief_ share this view and have agreed that supporting this new initiative also serves to further the core mission of CRI. @Cryptorelief_ has put in 90M USDC from the original $SHIB donation, and I&#8217;m adding another 10M of my own funds.&#8221; \/ X<\/a>\u00a0(X)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/today.umd.edu\/record-breaking-9-4m-crypto-gift-to-fund-study-of-air-disinfection-to-prevent-future-pandemics\" target=\"_blank\">Maryland Today | Record-breaking $9.4M Crypto Gift to Fund Study of\u2026<\/a> (Maryland Today)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/etherscan.io\/accounts\" target=\"_blank\">Ethereum Top Accounts by ETH Balance<\/a> (Etherscan)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vitalik Buterin is one of the most well-known and revered personalities in the crypto world. As a 19-year-old, he conceptualized Ethereum (ETH), which later became the world\u2019s second-most valuable public blockchain. 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