BLOCKCHAIN • CRYPTOCURRENCY • NARRATIVE JOURNALISM
Profile
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 HTXJuly 22, 2026
The report centers on the possibility that Celsius founders could be barred permanently from participating in crypto-related business, an enforcement outcome that would extend well beyond any monetary penalty. The framing describes the exposure as falling on the founders of the collapsed lending platform.