HONG KONG -- In 2021, one of Hong Kong's richest people -- indeed, the world's richest person under 30 years old -- is not an old-money-family heir but a U.S. native who built his fortune in the cutting-edge world of cryptocurrency.
Sam Bankman-Fried is worth $8.7 billion, shares an apartment with roommates, wears T-shirts and shorts to work, and sleeps on bean bag chairs. © Nikkei montage/Source photos by Michelle Chan and Reuters
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