Shocking news came from Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong who was rumored to have been married to Indonesian actress Raline Shah . This speculation arose after Brian Armstrong announced his marriage to Angela Meng on Wednesday (9/10).
Indonesian netizens were shocked by the rumor that Brian Armstrong's marriage to Raline Shah had allegedly ended in 2023. Crypto media CoinGape also reported on the alleged special relationship between the two in November 2023.
The news of Brian Armstrong's marriage to Raline Shah also caught the public's attention. However, Brian himself denied that he had ever been married to Raline Shah.
"Seeing some of the negative news out there, I have never been married before. But, thank you all for your concern," he wrote on his X account @brian_armstrong on Thursday (10/10).
Brian's figure has also become the attention of netizens after the issue of his marriage to Raline Shah. Who is Brian Armstrong who is said to be a successful businessman from the United States? Here are 9 interesting facts about Brian Armstrong, collected by brilio.net from various sources on Thursday (10/10).
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Brian Armstrong was born on January 25, 1983 in San Jose, California. The 41-year-old is the son of an American engineer couple.
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Brian Armstrong's education is quite brilliant, with a double major in economics and computer science from Rice University. He also earned a master's degree in computer science from the same university in 2006.
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Since college, Brian Armstrong has shown his entrepreneurial spirit by opening a tutor matching service. After graduating, he spent a year in Buenos Aires working for an education company.
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Brian Armstrong's career journey began at IBM as a software developer. Before founding Coinbase, he worked at Deloitte and Airbnb.
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Brian Armstrong founded Coinbase in 2012 with Fred Ehrsam. The platform is now one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world.
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Coinbase's success has made Brian Armstrong one of the world's richest people. His net worth reached US$11.6 billion or equivalent to Rp181 trillion as of March 2024.
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Brian Armstrong's achievements were recognized by his inclusion on Fortune's 2017 "40 Under 40" list. He was also selected to Time Magazine's "100 Next List."
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He is also known as a highly social person, as seen from his involvement in "The Giving Pledge". He became the first crypto executive to commit to donating the majority of his wealth to humanity.
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Brian Armstrong's latest controversy concerns his relationship with Raline Shah. The speculation arose after the announcement of his marriage to Angela Meng in October 2024.