8. “If you don’t understand crypto and refuse to learn, it’s gonna be a tough century for you.” — Su Zhu, cryptocurrency trader
In 2012, Su Zhu and his friend from high school, Kyle Davies, launched Three Arrows Capital from the kitchen table in their apartment. Taking experience from their previous roles as traders for Credit Suisse, they quickly began making a profit.
While at one point they had contacted everyone they knew for an emergency loan, they quickly paid back the money and have now grown into one of the largest cryptocurrency trading funds in the world. They now also run DeFiance Capital, which invests in decentralised finance businesses that they expect to “eat traditional finance over the next decade.” Their firm’s logo was even featured in an illustration on the front cover of Fortune magazine.
Today, they’re best friends with young kids and a cryptocurrency portfolio worth billions of dollars. There are multiple Lambos sitting out the front of their trading office.