Founder Profile
John Jansen
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is John Jansen?
John Jansen is a founder of Deribit, which was founded in 2016 with Marius Jansen.
- Company founded
- Deribit
- Founded
- 2016
- Co-founders
- Marius Jansen
Background
Former options trader in Amsterdam who discovered Bitcoin around 2012.
Founding Story
John Jansen is a Dutch former options trader who co-founded Deribit with his brother Marius and launched it in June 2016. He led the exchange as CEO through its growth into the main crypto options venue, its move to Panama and its Dubai licensing, before Luuk Strijers took over as CEO in April 2024. The brothers sold Deribit to Coinbase in 2025 for about $2.9 billion. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
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