Chris Larsen
The chairman of crypto payments rm Ripple continues to ght Securities and Exchange Commission allegations of selling unregistered securities. In January, Ripple bought back shares from one of its disgruntled investors, who had sued over Ripple’s high-prole legal troubles. Larsen, a vocal proponent of decarbonizing bitcoin, is one of four crypto billionaires to make this year’s Forbes 400, all of whom are poorer, down from seven last year.