KEY POINTS

  • Brock Pierce starred in the "Mighty Ducks" movies in 1990s
  • He became a venture capitalist for cryto startups
  • His crypto net worth reached as much sa $2 billion at its peak

Brock Pierce has an estimated net worth of $400 million built on crypto investments. The former child star is aiming to replicate his success on crypto to possibly getting elected to the highest position in the country no less.

Pierce has positioned himself as an independent third party alternative to challenge Joe Biden and Donald Trump for the presidential seat. Fans may remember the former child star for the movie “The Mighty Ducks” in 1992. The Disney film became a hit, which launched a sequel two years later called “D2: The Mighty Ducks,” per Celebrity Net Worth.

Pierce also appeared in several TV movies such as “Problem Child 3: Junior in Love,” “First Kid,” “Earth Minus Zero,” “Legend of the Lost Tomb,” and “Two Voices,” among others. He started to work behind the scenes after 1997 and became one of the top executives of Digital Entertainment Network. During its heyday, the multimedia dot-com company fetched as much as $88 million before losing steam and going under.

President Donald Trump and his Democratic White House rival Joe Biden will both visit the crash site of a plane hijacked on September 11, 2001 in the key election battleground of Pennsylvania
President Donald Trump and his Democratic White House rival Joe Biden will both visit the crash site of a plane hijacked on September 11, 2001 in the key election battleground of Pennsylvania AFP / MANDEL NGAN

One could say the 39-year-old actor was at the right place at the right time when it comes to investments. He invested in Digital Entertainment Network before Youtube emerged. In the 2000s, he shifted his focus to internet games. He launched Internet Gaming Entertainment, which utilizes video game currencies and getting them traded around the world. This led Pierce’s introduction to the crypto industry in its early days, a Forbes report revealed.

He has since thrown support to several crypto companies such as Mastercoin, Blockchain Capital, Coinbase, Ethereum, Tether, and Bitfury. As the chairman of Bitcoin Foundation and advisor of Block.one, his crypto net worth is estimated to be at least $700 million.

According to CCN, the actor-turned-venture capitalist even managed to acquire a mansion in Amsterdam using only cryptocurrency. He paid $1.3 million worth of bitcoin for the property. The real fortune of Pierce is not known but when bitcoin was at its peak at $8,000, experts claim his net worth reached as much as $2 billion.

By throwing himself in the U.S. elections against more established politicians and personalities like Trump and Biden, Pierce believes he can connect better with the younger audience. He announced his intention to run around the same time Kanye West declared his presidential ambitions.

News.com.au reported that Pierce does not expect to win but he is keen on starting a national third-party movement. He added that he is ready to invest heavily in the campaign despite the odds.