At the time of writing, the global cryptocurrencies market cap is worth about US$2 trillion (S$2.7 trillion), growing 10 times from when it was worth S$278.5 billion just two-plus years ago. The stratospheric rise of cryptocurrencies as a whole started back in 2009. Although the journey is rocky due to the speculative nature of cryptocurrencies and the stomach-churning volatility, billions of dollars were up for grabs for almost anyone on the way. Thus it makes sense that cryptocurrency has given birth to a diverse group of ultra-high net worth individuals.

Of course, hindsight is 20/20,

Most people did not understand or get into cryptocurrency back when it just started.

Indeed it was and still is, a very risky asset class to invest in.

But, those on this list are the early adopters who bought in and also predicted its economic opportunity.

Here is a list of the seven richest...