"The nonprofit Stellar Development Foundation was created in collaboration with Stripe CEO Patrick Collison and the project officially launched that July. Stell

"The nonprofit Stellar Development Foundation was created in collaboration with Stripe CEO Patrick Collison and the project officially launched that July. Stellar received $3 million in seed funding from Stripe.[6][7]"[0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_(payment_network)#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_(payment_network)#Hist... [0][6] http://fortune.com/2014/07/31/stripe-launches-bitcoin-challenger-gives-it-away-for-free/ http://fortune.com/2014/07/31/stripe-launches-bitcoin-challe... [0][7] http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/stripe-takes-on-bitcoin-with-rival-digital-currency-stellar-1.1887360 http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/stripe-takes-o...