No. 60Netherlands
Jean-Louis van der Velde
Cryptocurrency · Hong Kong
Net worth
$38.0B
Today
$00.00%Past month
$00.00%As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST
JL van der Velde is the former CEO of crypto firm Tether and the CEO of its sister company, Bitfinex. Van der Velde left the Netherlands in 1985 to attend university in Taiwan and subsequently cofounded several IT and tech startups in Asia prior to joining Tether. The biggest stablecoin issuer, Tether generated more than $10 billion in profit in 2025, largely from interest on the reserves backing USDT. He owns an estimated 19% of the business.
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Principal holdings
1 positions| Company | Industry | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Private holdings | Finance & Investments | 100.0% | $38.0B |