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Founder of Stellar, Ripple co-founder, and Mt. Gox founder
A veteran crypto operator who founded Mt.
Gox, co-founded Ripple, and later launched Stellar as a separate payments-focused network.
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Vitalik Buterin
Co-founder of Ethereum
Carl From the Moon
Founder & Executive
Satoshi Nakamoto
Creator of Bitcoin
Charles Hoskinson
Founder of Cardano and IOG, and Ethereum co-founder
Justin Sun
Founder of TRON and adviser to HTXAugust 19, 2026
A crypto-industry political action committee backed by funding tied to Ripple and Coinbase has directed roughly $2 million into Florida congressional races, underscoring how digital asset firms are turning campaign spending into a policy tool.
August 18, 2026
The case pairs an entity, Tricolor Holdings, with an individual, its founder, indicating that regulators are pursuing accountability at both the corporate and personal level. Filings tied to the company can be tracked through the SEC's EDGAR company search .
August 18, 2026
The collaboration pairs Ripple with Jeonbuk Bank, a regional South Korean lender, to enable real-time cross-border settlement rather than a consumer-facing crypto product, according to finews. asia .