It was less than 10 years ago when bitcoin appeared on the scene. You couldn’t do much with it, and it was mainly used on the online black market known as Silk Road. But now, more than 100,000 merchants accept it. You can even buy a house in San Francisco with it. There is a new wave of Bitcoin Bros joining the ranks of the wealthy. Four percent of bitcoin holders control 95 percent of the wealth. But becoming a bitcoin billionaire is still a confusing concept, so Town & Country put together a list of what it means to be a part of that exclusive club, including pedigree, general demographics, spirit animals, wardrobe and accessories, like cars or yachts. First, they say, you should know the founders: The Winklevoss twins, Tyler and Cameron, who used the money they got after suing Mark Zuckerberg to invest in bitcoin; Charlie Shrem, a Brooklyn computer geek turned ex-con by 27 who is rumored to be worth nearly $1 billion; and Chris Larsen, the co-founder of the financial transaction company Ripple, who is worth $37.3 billion. Town & Country also writes that bitcoin billionaires do not wear bright color or ostentatious clothes.
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