Executive Chairman of Ripple’s board of directors.
Chris Larsen is Executive Chairman of Ripple’s board of directors and former CEO and co-founder of Ripple. Prior to Ripple, Chris co-founded and served as CEO of Prosper, a peer-to-peer lending marketplace, and E-LOAN, a publicly traded online lender.
During his tenure at E-LOAN, he pioneered the open access to credit scores movement by making E-LOAN the first company to show consumers their FICO scores.
Ripple
San Francisco, CA, United States
San Francisco State University, B.A.Sc. Accounting & Finance - 1982-1984
Stanford Graduate School of Business, MBA - 1989-1991
912
$3.2 B
Ripple - Executive Chairman
Prosper - CEO
E-LOAN - CEO
California governor issued an executive order on crypto and blockchain to create a favorable environment for businesses and firms operating in this sector.
Ripple disputed the assertion stating XRP should be treated like a cryptocurrency and not a security offering.
The SEC has exactly 2 weeks to file an appeal with respect to its motion denial, and the commission’s response within this time frame is crucial as it may set a precedent for related cases in the near term.
Changpeng Zhao ranks 20th on the list with $65 billion. This makes him the wealthiest in the $2 trillion crypto industry.
While Larsen’s push, according to many is to favor the growth of XRP coins, many miners are now exploring a renewable energy source to power their operations.