12/27/2017
Internet Archive gets $1 million Bitcoin donation from philanthropic Pineapple Fund
The Pineapple Fund isn’t the first charity-focused Bitcoin organization to come to the fore.
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12/27/2017
World's wealthiest gain $1 trillion in '17 on market exuberance
Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos added the most in 2017, a $34,2 billion gain that knocked Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates out of his spot as the world's richest person in October
12/26/2017
Wealthy 'take to the seas for unique experiences'
Today’s superyachts offer unprecedented amenities and style – they are the palaces of the ocean.
12/26/2017
Mukesh Ambani posts biggest jump in net worth among Indian billionaires during 2017
The biggest share of his net worth consists of his Reliance Industries equity.
12/21/2017
Hugh Hefner’s Trust Instructs Heirs to Just Say No to Drugs and Alcohol
It also makes sure to disinherit any posthumously conceived children
12/18/2017
The British Royal Family Has A Massive Net Worth, But They Aren’t The Only Wealthy Royal Family
From the British monarchy who have a massive amount of wealth as private citizens to other monarchies across the globe who are rolling in dough, the net worth of today’s royal families will leave you astounded
12/17/2017
Filthy rich: The lavish ways of Africa’s longest self-serving dictators
The former First Family of Zimbabwe – The Mugabes – deposed by the military, after the tanks rolled out on a weekend now four weeks gone, must surely rank top of this list.
12/16/2017
Billionaire philanthropists found dead in basement
"The circumstances of their death appear suspicious, and we are treating it that way," Constable David Hopkinson told the Associated Press.
12/14/2017
The insane life of Brunei's super-rich Prince, who flies choppers, chills with tiger cubs, and plays polo
He is one of five sons and seven daughters born to Brunei's ruler, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, according to Elite Daily.
12/11/2017
Whoever Created Bitcoin Controls An Incredible Fortune… Too Bad He Might Be Dead And His Fortune Lost Forever!
One year after Bitcoin was launched, January 2011, a single Bitcoin traded for about $0.25.
12/10/2017
Super-rich shown to have grown out of ancient farming
The world’s wealthy elite has its origins in the first landowners to use oxen and horses, a global study has found
12/09/2017
A complete guide to the most sensational Saudi princes
The sprawling Saudi royal family has traditionally featured a massive, but generally secretive, cast of characters.
12/07/2017
1 out of 56 people in Monaco has at least $30 Million
A previous study estimated that nearly one in three individuals who reside in Monaco are millionaires.
12/07/2017
Richest one percent now owns two-fifths of America's wealth, new study claims
Gap between rich and poor at 50-year high, according to paper by economist Edward N. Woolf
12/05/2017
Real estate tycoon dies at age 65
Wong was the eldest son of late construction mogul and founder of Chyau Fwu Group, CS Hwang.
12/05/2017
Former Billionaire Steel Magnate Banned From Leaving China
Thirty-six-year old Li Zhaohui was once considered one of the country’s most promising entrepreneurs.
12/04/2017
Jamaican-Canadian Billionaire Set To Take Majority Stake In Bermuda Bank
The transaction has received the approval of the Bank of Jamaica and there has been no objection from the Bermuda Monetary Authority.
11/23/2017
Property tycoon ready to keep HK$1 billion charity promise as Hong Kong stocks hit 10-year high
Henderson Land chairman Lee Shau-kee said in his biography that he would donate the sum if Hang Seng Index climbed above 30,000
11/22/2017
Tycoon keeps asset manager in the family
It is also the parent company of Capreon, a pan-European property group run by Zvi and Raphael Noé, sons of Mr Noé, and Goldacre Ventures, a private equity group founded by David Bloom, Mr Noé’s son-in-law.
11/22/2017
Saudi billionaires said to seek shielding assets amid purge
The purge “is clearly more about the centralization of power,” Hasnain Malik, head of equity research at Exotix Capital, told Bloomberg TV on Tuesday.