BLOCKCHAIN • CRYPTOCURRENCY • NARRATIVE JOURNALISM
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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 HTXSeptember 10, 2026
1inch has routed more than $800 billion in trades, yet one of its co-founders reportedly says decentralized finance is still too small to turn a profit. It is a striking contradiction: enormous volume, no clear payday.
September 10, 2026
Alderoty, identified with Ripple, called on senators to hear directly from crypto holders ahead of the Clarity Act vote, according to CoinGape's reporting . His message frames senators as the audience and the vote as the deadline.