« Les milliards envolés des crypto-milliardaires : une année de pertes épiques pour les grandes fortunes de la cryptomonnaie »

Depuis quelques années, le classement des milliardaires publié par Forbes est attendu avec impatience par les amateurs de chiffres et d’économie. La prochaine édition, prévue en 2023, devrait offrir des surprises et des bouleversements majeurs, notamment pour les milliardaires du bitcoin et des cryptomonnaies. En effet, ces derniers ont connu une année difficile, marquée par des pertes importantes, s’envolant à hauteur de 110 milliards de dollars. Cette situation aura certainement un impact sur leur classement dans la liste des plus grandes fortunes de la planète. Dans cet article, nous analyserons de plus près les effets de cette perte sur les milliardaires de la crypto et les éventuels changements qu’elle pourrait engendrer dans le monde de la finance.


According to Forbes’ 2023 World Billionaires ranking, 19 crypto-billionaires have collectively lost $110 billion in net worth over the past year. The decline has mostly been caused by allegations of fraud, government investigations, infighting, and the collapse of asset values. The cryptocurrency market has lost around $700 billion in market cap in the last twelve months, with private cryptocurrency start-ups now being valued lower due to increasing interest rates and investor withdrawals. Among the biggest losers is Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, whose net worth has dropped from $24 billion to nearly zero after being charged by American officials with multiple counts of fraud and other financial crimes. Another wealthy individual who has suffered is Changpeng Zhao, the founder and CEO of Binance, whose net worth has dropped from $65 billion to $10.5 billion. Zhao is facing accusations of money laundering and tax evasion by US regulators, and last month the SEC revealed that it was preparing enforcement action against his company. Other major cryptocurrency billionaires who have seen a significant erosion in their net worth include Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, as well as the Winklevoss twins, founders of Gemini.