Golden Finance reports that the younger generation of the North American encryption industry accounts for nearly one-third of Forbes' 2025 "30 Financial Figures Under 30" list, including 14 founders of 9 encryption or blockchain-related companies. people. Cryptocurrency company founders (10 men and 4 women among them) occupy 9 of the 30 spots in the finance category of Forbes’ annual list released on December 4 (some lists share the same ranking). The list aims to list at least 30 North American business leaders under the age of 30 in each category, such as finance and technology.