Five Great Pioneers in Cryptocurrency are on Fortune's "40 Under 40" List

Since 1999, Fortune has published a list of 40 young people under 40 the most powerful in the business world. It is an enumeration of the rich young people considered as the most influential in general areas such as finance, music, politics, fashion, business and sports. Some prominent players in the digital currency industry are included, according to reports from 19 July.

"The lean visionary"

Vitalik Buterin, the creator of Ethereum - the second largest cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization stands in 22nd position when he is barely 24 years old.

Considered a "lean visionary", he was already featured on Bloomberg's list of Top 50 Most Influential People in December 2017 . This list included the United States Ambassador to the United States, a Saudi Crown Prince and the founder and CEO of Amazon. After playing a decisive role in raising $ 3 billion from a few startups, Buterin was able to find a place.

The CEO of Coinbase

Brian Armstrong , 35, is the founder of one of the largest crypto exchanges in the United States. He is in 20th place this year, but he was 10th in 2017 when Coinbase was valued at $ 1.6 billion in the fall. It is a "unicorn" of the Blockchain industry. According to Fortune, the "tantalizing financial unicorns" could further increase the influence of Coinbase in 2018.

A successful businessman

Pavel Durov, 33, is ranked 25th . This is the first time he has been on Fortune's list. It's time to "recognize the achievements of Durov," the company said. In addition to creating Telegram, one of the most popular applications for cryptocurrency traders, it also raised more than $ 1.7 billion in a public Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Durov should launch its own cryptocurrency in the near future.

"The two Stanford students"

Vlad Tenev The 31-year-old and Baiju Bhatt, 33 , are the two young entrepreneurs behind the crypto-purse Robinhood, a zero-cost cryptocurrency trading platform operating in some US states since February. The project raised $ 363 million to expand support for cryptocurrency trading nationwide. It is valued at $ 5.6 billion, which propelled the two "Stanford mathematicians" to the 24th position on the Fortune list.

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