XRP Ledger

Keyword reference — entries that mention this term in body prose.

Defined in: XRP: no mining, a curated validator list, and 100 billion units at genesis

3 entries reference this keyword in body prose.

Event September 1, 2012 Added July 27, 2026 Updated September 13, 2026 Biography

Chris Larsen (1960–) — Ripple's co-founder calls Bitcoin's proof-of-work "brilliantly designed" and "becoming outdated"

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Chris Larsen

Twice-over fintech founder (E-Loan, Prosper) who co-founded the company that built the XRP Ledger in 2012. In 2021 he called Bitcoin's proof-of-work a technology the industry should retire.

Event July 18, 2010 Added July 26, 2026 Updated September 13, 2026 Biography

Jed McCaleb (1975–) — built Mt. Gox, then built two chains designed to remove mining

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Jed McCaleb

Created Mt. Gox in 2010 and sold it in 2011, then co-created the XRP Ledger and Stellar. Says the whitepaper convinced him double-spend was solvable at all.

Event October 31, 2008 Added May 30, 2026 Updated September 13, 2026 Analysis

Why does bitcoin have value? Six structural features behind digital gold

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto

Bitcoin's 'digital gold' status rests on two layers of decentralization — system and people/organization — and six structural features no later cryptocurrency combines to the same degree.