1. Bitcoin (BTC)
- Co-Founder: Unknown (Satoshi Nakamoto)
- Bitcoin's true founder or co-founders remain a mystery.
2. Ethereum (ETH)
- Vitalik Buterin: Visionary behind Ethereum's smart contract functionality.
- Gavin Wood: Creator of Solidity programming language and Polkadot founder.
- Joseph Lubin: Founder of ConsenSys, focused on Ethereum adoption.
- Anthony Di Iorio: Early investor and financial backer of Ethereum.
- Mihai Alisie: Worked on Ethereum's early development.
- Amir Chetrit: Contributed during Ethereum's formative stage.
3. Binance (BNB)
- Changpeng Zhao (CZ): Founder and CEO.
- He Yi: Co-founder, a key driver of Binance's global success.
4. Cardano (ADA)
- Charles Hoskinson: Previously worked on Ethereum; spearheaded Cardano's development.
5. Solana (SOL)
- Anatoly Yakovenko: Primary founder; developed Solana's proof-of-history concept.
- Greg Fitzgerald: Co-founder and CTO.
6. Polkadot (DOT)
- Gavin Wood: Former Ethereum co-founder, Polkadot's primary founder.
- Robert Habermeier: Co-founder, specializing in blockchain research and cryptography.
- Peter Czaban: Co-founder and director at Web3 Foundation.
7. Ripple (XRP)
- Chris Larsen: Co-founder and early advocate of financial innovation.
- Jed McCaleb: Co-founder; later founded Stellar (XLM).
8. Chainlink (LINK)
- Sergey Nazarov: Co-founder and face of Chainlink.
- Steve Ellis: Co-founder, focused on decentralized oracles.
9. Litecoin (LTC)
- Charlie Lee: Creator of Litecoin, modeled after Bitcoin.
10. Dogecoin (DOGE)
- Billy Markus: Co-founder and developer.
- Jackson Palmer: Co-founder; promoted Dogecoin as a fun cryptocurrency.
11. Avalanche (AVAX)
- Emin Gün Sirer: Founder and CEO of Ava Labs.
- Kevin Sekniqi and Ted Yin: Co-founders and contributors to Avalanche's ecosystem.
12. Polygon (MATIC)
- Jaynti Kanani, Sandeep Nailwal, and Anurag Arjun: Co-founders, focused on scaling Ethereum.
13. Stellar (XLM)
- Jed McCaleb: Co-founder after leaving Ripple.
- Joyce Kim: Co-founder and early contributor.
14. Tron (TRX)
- Justin Sun: Sole founder, known for aggressive marketing.
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