cryptobillionaire

English

Etymology

From crypto- +‎ billionaire.

Noun

cryptobillionaire (plural cryptobillionaires)

  1. A billionaire in cryptocurrency.
    Coordinate term: cryptomillionaire
    • 2018 February 21, Louise Baldwin, Charles Smith, Steph MacDonald, “Cryptobillionaire expats commit to rebuilding Puerto Rico”, in Expats Blog[1], archived from the original on 25 February 2018
    • 2022 December 1, Jen Wieczner, “What Does Sam Bankman-Fried Have to Say for Himself? An interview with the disgraced CEO.”, in Intelligencer[2], New York, N.Y.: New York Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 1 December 2022:
      Two weeks ago, as New York Magazine was preparing its cover story on the implosion of Sam Bankman-Fried’s empire, the former cryptobillionaire called me.
    • 2022 December 13, Bevan Hurley, “‘It all fell apart’: How a ‘crypto saviour’ lost $16bn in just one day”, in The Independent[3], London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 December 2022:
      An “altruistic” cryptobillionaire who saw 90 per cent of his fortune wiped out in a single day has been charged with a host of financial crimes, in the process demolishing trust in digital currencies that could have an impact on the broader economy, writes Bevan Hurley
    • 2023, GP SUMMARY, “Overturned”, in Summary of The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution, Munich: BookRix, →ISBN:
      Barbara Fried, the mother of cryptobillionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, pulled together millions in funding for the Michigan election, using message-tested tactics.
    • 2024 December 4, Jess Swinburne, “Banana Art”, in Sensemaker[4], season 1, episode 994, Stockholm: Acast, archived from the original on 12 November 2025:
      A banana taped to the wall with duct tape sold at a Christie’s auction for $6.2 million to a cryptobillionaire.
    • 2025 May 31, “Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, the youngest cryptobillionaire in the world”, in Hyde Park Civilizace[5], Prague: Czech Television, archived from the original on 12 November 2025