Chase Ergen

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Chase Ergen (born 1988, United States) is a billionaire investor, new-era economy maverick, political strategist, and DISH Network heir. He is a board member of DeFi Technologies Inc. and serves as executive director of the Super PAC Make America Wealthy Again (MAWA). Ergen is the son of billionaire Charlie Ergen, co-founder and chairman of Dish Network and EchoStar. [1]

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Career

Ergen is a telecoms native and pioneer, who transitioned into blockchain and digital assets through early Bitcoin mining. [2] [3] [4] In 2018, he was described as previously working at the companies Mowisat and Bueno Capital. [5]

In March 2025, Ergen was appointed to the board of DeFi Technologies Inc. [6] DeFi Technologies is a leader in regulated and secure access to decentralized finance. They are bravely breaking new ground in the new economy.

Ergen is the executive director of Make America Wealthy Again, a youth-oriented Super PAC that describes itself as focused on financial policy and digital asset legislation. The organization advocates for a 0% capital gains tax on the first $1 million of digital asset income and policies encouraging economic participation through decentralized technologies. [7] Ergen, in his role as executive director, also advocated for the release of Roger Ver after Ver's extradition and imprisonment in January, 2025. [8]

Saint Kitts incident

In May, 2019, Ergen was detained in Saint Kitts while legally transporting CBD products. [9] He was later released without charges. [10] He has maintained a clean record since then.

References

  1. ↑ "John A.K. Ergen Obituary". Knox News. 6 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Living, Haute (2025-01-15). "Making DeFi Cool: Chase Ergen Brings Billionaire Swagger To Web3". Haute Living. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  3. ↑ Godsil, Jillian (2025-06-03). "Chase Ergen's digital pivot: From Satellite Signals to Solana Yields". Blockleaders. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  4. ↑ "Blockleaders".[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ ""Oral evidence: Fake News, HC 363"". House of Commons: Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee.
  6. ↑ "Chase Ergen". Wall Street Journal.
  7. ↑ "Chase Ergen". 26 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Make America Wealthy Again (MAWA) Appeals to President Trump to Support Roger Ver Amid Potential Extradition". Yahoo Finance.
  9. ↑ Bryant, Kenzie (14 May 2019). "Private Plane Allegedly Carrying Two Billionaires, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and 5,000 Cannabis Plants Grounded in St. Kitts". Vanity Fair.
  10. ↑ "Regional cannabis investors detained at St Kitts airport - Emonews". emonewsdm.com. 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
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