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}}'''כריס לארסן''' (נולד ב-1960) הוא [[מיליארדר]] [[אמריקאי]], יזם היי-טק ומייסד "[[Ripple Labs]]" שפיתחה את ה[[מטבע מבוזר|מטבע המבוזר]] [[ריפל]]. לארסן משמש [[אנג'ל (מימון)|אנג'ל]] למספר [[חברת הזנק|חברות הזנק]] ב[[עמק הסיליקון]].
מתחילת שנת 2017 עד תחילת 2018 קפץ ערך הריפל בכ-55,000%, ב-4 בינואר 2018 זינק הונו המוערך לכ-55 מיליארד דולר, אף מעל הונו של [[מארק צוקרברג]] באותו זמן (מקום חמישי בעשירי העולם).
ב-1996 ייסד את חברת המשכנתאות E-Loan, במהלך כהונתו כמנכ"ל E-Loan הפכה להיות החברה הראשונה שסיפקה לצרכנים דירוגי אשראי FICO בחינם, ועד שנת 2000 נאמד שווי השוק שלה במעל מיליארד דולר, ב-2006, הוא ייסד את חברת Prosper Marketplace, הראשונה שסיפקה [[הלוואות עמית לעמית]] בארצות הברית, והוא שימש כמנכ"ל עד 2012. מאוחר יותר, בשנת 2012, הוא ייסד את חברת Ripple Labs, אשר פיתחה [[ריפל]], תוכנה המאפשרת העברה ישירה מיידית של כסף בין שני צדדים. לארסן גם משמש מנכ"ל החברה.
== הערות שוליים ==
{{הערות שוליים}}
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