Profil Financier
Chris Larsen occupe actuellement le rang #452 du classement mondial StarFortune (secteur finance & investissement). Fortune nette estimée : $8.4 B (-$360 sur 24h).
Chris Larsen cofounded Ripple in 2012 to facilitate international payments for banks using blockchain technology.
In recent years, the company has spent roughly $3 billion on strategic acquisitions, transforming itself from a cross-border payment services provider into a full-stack crypto infrastructure company.
Larsen stepped down as Ripple's CEO in December 2016 but remains its executive chairman.
Prior to Ripple, he cofounded online mortgage lender e-Loan in 1996 and Prosper, a peer-to-peer lender, in 2005.
In 2015, Larsen teamed up with Doug Galen, E-Loan's third employee, to launch Rippleworks, one of the first crypto-endowed foundations. It reported $2.5 billion in assets in 2025.