# Jacob Hirshman Co-founder of [[Erebor]], described as **co-CEO** at launch and as **chief strategy officer** in an August 2026 profile. Former counsel at [[Circle]], the USDC stablecoin issuer, which is where the bank's stablecoin know-how comes from. In May 2026 he led Erebor's pitch to [[Venezuela]]'s central bank (interim president Luis Pérez) and several private Venezuelan banks on correspondent banking. According to a person close to the talks, he told Venezuelan executives the bank had U.S. government backing; that claim is unconfirmed. Stub. Expand with his Circle tenure and any public statements. ## See Also - [[Erebor]] · [[Erebor Leadership]] · [[Erebor Watch Log]]