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Chris Larsen
Entrepreneur & Founder of Ripple
United States
About
Chris Larsen is an American businessman and a crypto investor. He is the co-founder and executive chairman of Ripple, an international payments network that uses blockchain technology. Quick Facts Full name Chris Larsen Birth 1960, San Francisco, California Nationality American Education BS from San Francisco University, MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business Marital status Married to Lyna Lam Net worth $9.6 billion (refer for realtime) Before founding Ripple, Larsen co-founded E-Loan and Prosper, which contributed to digital lending and decentralized finance (DeFi). He also backed several Silicon Valley technology startups, and blockchain-related firms to boost his DeFi vision. Chris is a key person in developing XRP Ledger (XRPL) and holds a significant amount of holding in XRP. Chris Larsen - A Timeline • 1996 – Co-founded E-Loan, a pioneering online lending platform. • 2005 – Co-founded Prosper, a peer-to-peer lending marketplace. • 2012 – Co-founded Ripple Labs, introducing the XRP Ledger (XRPL) for fast and scalable transactions. • 2016 – Ripple partnered with banks and financial institutions to expand blockchain-based payments. • 2018 – Became the richest person in crypto, briefly holding a net worth of over $59 billion. • 2020 – Ripple faced a lawsuit from the SEC over XRP’s regulatory status. • 2022-Present – Continues leading Ripple’s legal defense and global Larsen holds positions on the Board and Advisory powers at various companies and organizations such as Betable, CreditKarma, and the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC). Useful Links to Connect With Chris Larsen Platform Link X (formerly Twitter) https://twitter.com/chrislarsensf LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-larsen Ripple website https://ripple.com Ripple Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Ripple
Experience
Awards
- FinTech Global Awards2023 - Top Crypto Executive in Payments
- Blockchain Association2021 - Blockchain Leadership Award
- CoinDesk2019 - Top 10 Most Influential in Blockchain
- Forbes2016 - Ripple Named Top 50 Fintech Company
- American Banker2014 - Innovator of the Year
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- He is the co-founder and executive chairman of Ripple, a blockchain-based payments company.