The Path to Wealth: Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Millionaires Revealed!

Whenever there is a stories of people who turn their financial stories around, everyone is interested to know their story. Mostly these stories are motivating and also inspire you to step up your game and join the millionaires. Today we're going to look into the list of cryptocurrency millionaires, If you have done your research on Bitcoin then you would know how the altcoin has increased in value over the years, becoming the highest valued cryptocurrency. permit me to list few people, who rode the early bitcoin and altcoin wave, and who are enjoying the life of a millionaire today.

Erik Fineman

Erik Fineman began investing in Bitcoins in 2011 when he was only 11 after his grandmother gave him $1,000 and his brother offered him a tip about what to do with the money. In those early days, Bitcoins were only worth $12 each. However, when Fineman sold his first Bitcoins at the end of 2013, each one had a value of $1,200.

By then, Fineman had turned the $1,000 from his grandma into $100,000 and used it to start an online education company in 2014. He hadn’t had a pleasant experience in high school and thought that his new business venture could connect frustrated students and willing teachers over video chat. Fineman also moved to Silicon Valley, traveled the world, and made a bet with his parents that if he were a millionaire by age 18, he’d not have to go to college.

In January 2015, Fineman sold his education company and was given the choice of accepting $100,000 or 300 Bitcoins. He took the Bitcoins. Fineman also achieved his goal of becoming an 18-year-old millionaire and won’t be going to college. He says he’s happy learning from real-world experiences. However, Fineman stays busy with numerous projects, including involvement with NASA. Those activities — and savvy business sense — feasibly helped him get where he is today.

The Winklevoss Twins

Currently worth around $900 to 1.1 billion each, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss are two of the best-known individuals for their crypto network. A while ago, the two brothers accused Facebook of stealing their idea and settled for roughly $65 million worth of stock and cash. Back in 2012, they decided to begin investing in Bitcoin for the first time. They’ve experienced much of the market, including big value drops, such as the 80% drop in 2013 which shook the market.

Later on, the twins went ahead and built the New York-based Gemini exchange, following regulatory approval. Today, the exchange is one of the few places where United States residents can go ahead and purchase/sell crypto assets for cash. At this time, it handles around $300 million worth of transactions daily, thus providing the twins with a nice, crypto-based income.

Apart from bitcoin, the Winklevoss twins are also known for investing in several other digital currencies, especially Ethereum. Apart from this aspect, they’ve also attempted to receive approval for the world’s first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Reports indicate that some negotiations with the SEC, which is the regulator in this case, are still being carried out.

Kingsley Advani

Advani was introduced to Bitcoin by one of his friends in 2012. Back then, bitcoin was a means of payment in the criminal world, not an investment option. But Advani realized its true potential and started staking up money for investment.

Advani emptied all the savings he earned from his data scientist job at a small software company and went all in. His $34,000 investment was a big gamble, in his own words, but it paid off.

The value of bitcoin doubled and now he is a 24-year old millionaire. Advani is as passionate about crypto and blockchain technology as ever.

He left his software job and now travels around the world as an advisor and angel investor.

Charlie Shrem

No discussion about Bitcoin fortune is complete without Charlie Shrem. He was one of the early advocates of bitcoins and successfully earned millions with the skyrocketing value of the cryptocurrency.

Charlie was a college senior when bitcoin was emerging in 2011. He was a computer geek and this revolutionary technology intrigued him.

Charlie bought thousands of bitcoins at a nominal price. His entrepreneurial instincts dictated him to find an exchange for bitcoins. His BitInstant became the choice of investors to convert dollars to bitcoins.

It attracted the interest of Winklevoss Brothers and other bitcoin enthusiasts and soon became a successful enterprise. Charlie is a renowned figure in the cryptocurrency world.


Due to his involvement in unlicensed transactions, which helped illegal drug trade on the Silk Road, he had to serve a two-year term in prison. He is free now and ready to make a bigger impact on the world with cryptocurrency and blockchain innovations.

Brian Armstrong

Brian Armstrong founded Coinbase, a leading platform for cryptocurrency trading in the United States in 2012. The 35-year-old Crypto King has since thrived in cryptocurrency after overcoming the initial stormy take-off.

Today, the customer base has become rich and diverse. Just in August, at a valuation of $1.6 billion from six firms, Coinbase raised $100 million. In 2017, the business generated $1 billion in revenue. He’s said to worth is about $1 billion.