About Gary Wang
  • Gary Wang was a cryptocurrency billionaire until the empire he built with Sam Bankman-Fried imploded in November 2022.
  • Wang cofounded crypto exchange FTX and helped grow it into a leading marketplace for buying and selling crypto derivatives.
  • After users began withdrawing their investments from FTX at a rapid pace, Bankman-Fried filed for bankruptcy for FTX, FTX's U.S. operations and Alameda Research.
  • An MIT grad, Wang worked at Google, building systems to aggregate prices across millions of flights, before linking up with Bankman-Fried to launch trading firm Alameda Research and FTX.
  • Most of his fortune was tied up in a 16% stake in FTX and a share of its FTT tokens.

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#227
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#431
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Personal Stats
Age
30
Source of Wealth
cryptocurrency exchange, Self Made
Self-Made Score
8
Residence
Nassau, Bahamas
Citizenship
United States
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