When Jed McCaleb discovered Bitcoin, there didn't even exist an online marketplace to trade the cryptocurrency yet. The experienced founder who had earlier started file sharing site eDonkey, acted fast and started the first Bitcoin exchange MtGox which he later sold to now-infamous Mark Karpeles. Jed later founded the pioneering Ripple project before leaving to start Stellar. We discussed his journey through the industry and the ambitious plans Stellar has to create an open financial system that will give access to financial services to a much broader spectrum of humanity. Topics covered included:Jed's early involvement in the industry and founding of MtGox and subsequently RippleWhy Jed left Ripple and started StellarHow Ripple and Stellar differThe Stellar Consensus ProtocolWhy the organization behind Stellar is a non-profit foundationStellar's focus on developing markets and Nigeria in particularThe role and distribution of Stellar's currency Lumen Links mentioned in this episode: Stellar WebsiteStellar Consensus ProtocolBitcoin-Lumen GiveawayStellar Graphic NovelDigital Gold by Nathaniel Popper Sponsors: Ledger Nano: Smart card security for your Bitcoins - Get 10% off your first order when you use the code EPICENTER at ledgerwallet.com. Show notes YouTube SoundCloud Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, S?ƒbastien Couture & Meher Roy.Visit our websiteSubscribe to our newsletterTwitter