Stellar’s Early Backing Links Two OpenAI Leaders

Greg Brockman joined Stellar's board in 2015 after serving as Stripe's chief technology officer and advising the project. Sam Altman's reported advisory and board roles connect another future OpenAI leader to Stellar's formative years and original ambitions. Brockman's announcement described work on consensus technology, open-source software, financial inclusion and a planned South African pilot. Stellar's early backing included techn…