Michael Arrington

Michael Arrington is the founder of the Arrington XRP Capital, the fund started with $100 million in 2017 and use XRP to invest in blockchain technology and asset entities. Arrington also most recently Co-Founded CrunchFund after leading TechCrunch to a successful exit with AOL. His venture investments include Uber, Airbnb and Pinterest. Michael was the Editor of TechCrunch, which he founded in 2005. In 2008 Time Magazine named Michael “One of the World’s 100 most influential people”. Michael also practiced securities law at O’Melveny & Myers and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Michael graduated from Stanford Law School and Claremont McKenna College. Michael is currently serving as an Inaugural Binance for Children Ambassador and is passionate about leveraging blockchain technology for social good. Portfolio companies of Arrington XRP Capital are shown in http://arringtonxrpcapital.com/companies/.

On crypto lending: “Keep a close eye on crypto-lending companies that are experiencing rapid growth with compelling interest earning rates and low cost loans for crypto and digital dollars, aka stablecoins. We're seeing growth trajectories in the sector that mirror some of the most successful fintech companies' like PayPal's early days.” (As reported by Cointelegraph)