Justin Sun Crashes the Forbes Billionaires Party, CZ Still Reigns Supreme

Hang on to your hats, crypto fans! Justin Sun, the mastermind behind Tron (TRX), has just bulldozed his way onto the Forbes World's Billionaires List 2025 with a staggering $8.5 billion net worth. That's right, folks, he's now rubbing elbows with the big shots at number 353. And get this—even though Arkham Intelligence pegged his worth at a mere $1.4 billion earlier this year, Sun's skyrocketed past that figure like a rocket on steroids!

With Sun's grand entrance, the crypto billionaire club now boasts a whopping sixteen members, with their combined wealth soaring over $164 billion. Talk about a powerhouse!

But let's not forget the king of the crypto hill—Changpeng "CZ" Zhao. Despite stepping down from his throne at Binance and doing a stint behind bars, CZ's still the richest crypto mogul around, holding strong at 24th place. His net worth? A mind-blowing $62.9 billion—nearly double what it was last year. And he's not slowing down, now leading the charge at YZi Labs, formerly known as Binance Labs.

Hot on CZ's heels is Giancarlo Devasini, the money maestro at Tether (USDT), sitting pretty at 90th place with a cool $22.4 billion. And guess what? Tether's not just a one-man show—four out of the sixteen crypto billionaires are from this stablecoin giant, including former CEO Jean-Louis van der Velde, current CEO Paolo Ardoino, and General Counsel Stuart Hoegne.

And who could forget the dynamic duo, the Winklevoss twins, Cameron and Tyler? These Gemini co-founders are tied at 1141st place, each with $3.2 billion. Since launching their crypto exchange in 2014, Gemini's been crushing it, handling $30 million in transactions daily.

Over at Coinbase (BASE), co-founders Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam are also basking in billionaire glory. Armstrong's sitting at 311th with $9.2 billion, while Ehrsam's at 1362nd with $2.7 billion. Not too shabby!

And let's give a round of applause for Michael Saylor, the Chairman of Strategy. His net worth has shot up by $3 billion since last year, landing him at 430th place with $7.4 billion. Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, rebranded in February and now holds the crown as the biggest corporate Bitcoin (BTC) hoarder, with a jaw-dropping 528,185 BTC worth around $45 billion.

But wait, there's more! The list is packed with other crypto heavyweights like Ripple (XRP) co-founder Chris Larsen, Stellar's (XLM) Jed McCaleb, venture capitalist Tim Draper, Galaxy Digital Holdings CEO Mike Novogratz, and Bloq chairman Matthew Roszak. The crypto world is truly on fire!