{"id":415229,"date":"2023-07-10T22:03:26","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T22:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?page_id=415229"},"modified":"2023-07-23T01:07:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T01:07:24","slug":"gary-wang-net-worth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/bitcoin-investors\/gary-wang-net-worth","title":{"rendered":"Gary Wang Net Worth, Crypto and NFT Investments"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2025 net worth of Gary Wang could be virtually zero following the insolvency crisis and bankruptcy that rocked FTX in late 2022. Wang played a crucial role in the crisis that almost set the crypto market on fire. Before the collapse of FTX, the net worth of Gary Wang, according to Forbes, was estimated to be around $4.6 billion.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The former FTX CTO held most of his wealth in FTT tokens. Likewise, his 16% stake in the cryptocurrency exchange (FTX)  he co-founded alongside his MIT roommate, Sam Bankman-Fried also contributed to his wealth. Prior to his involvement with cryptocurrency, Gary Wang worked with Google after completing his MIT program. <\/span><\/p>\n

Gary Wang’s Net Worth<\/h2>\n
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Year<\/th>\nNet Worth<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
2022<\/td>\n$4.6 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2023<\/td>\n$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Early Life<\/h2>\n

Gary Zixiao Wang was born around 1993 in China. At the age of eight (8), his family relocated to the United States. He grew up in New Jersey and attended Cherry Hill School East. Around 2011, Wang graduated from the institution. His father usually describes him as a quiet personality who focuses only on math and coding. Meanwhile, his interest in Mathematics took him to the USA\/Canada Mathcamp, where he met Sam Bankman-Fried<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wang, according to Bloomberg, was an active member of the math and chemistry club during his school days. During his sophomore year, he decided to study multi-variable calculus before proceeding to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study mathematics and computer science. There, he linked up with Sam Bankman-Fried once again. Per various reports, Gary Wang shared the same room with Sam Bankman-Fried and they both belong to Epsilon Theta, a coed fraternity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shortly after his graduation from Massachusetts, he secured an engineering role at Google. In his capacity, according to Forbes, Wang helped the firm to build systems to aggregate prices across millions of flights. Around 2017, he decided to resign from his role with Google to reunite with his friend, Sam Bankman-Fried who had just founded Alameda Research. The two alongside other FTX employees became roommates again in a Bahamas house.<\/span><\/p>\n