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Brian Armstrong

CEO of : Coinbase Company valuation : $ 81bn

As the co-founder and CEO of the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States , Brian Armstrong has played a significant role in introducing users to buying , selling and storing major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Etherium . The former software engineer began his career at Airbnb , where he used his free time to write code to enable the trading of cryptocurrency . His company , Coinbase was founded in 2012 and now boasts a customer base of over 35 million users in 100 countries . A passionate advocate for crypto , he predicts , “ Within the coming years , disrupting the Bitcoin network will become increasingly more difficult as Bitcoin wallet software and the protocol become more mature and resilient .”

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