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
1073
$2.9 B
Ripple - Executive Chairman
Prosper - CEO
E-LOAN - CEO
The latest argument centers on the accusation that the exchange discriminated against institutional investors during the sale of XRP through its On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) platform.
According to Forbes’ 2024 World Billionaires List, crypto has made more billionaires this year than it did in 2023.
The XRP price has come under strong selling pressure amid the news of alleged hack. Ripple co-founder has confirmed investigation with law enforcement agencies.
The legal battle between the SEC and Ripple stems from the SEC’s allegation that Ripple engaged in unregistered securities sales, specifically through institutional sales of XRP.
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