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Most Influential 2025's Honorable Mentions
19.12.2025
The crypto industry is ever-growing and ever-changing. It would be difficult to summarize it in 50 names. Here are a few final individuals and entities we wanted to make note of this year
State of Crypto: Policymakers Dominated Most Influential 2025
13.12.2025
CoinDesk is unveiling its annual list of the individuals who have shaped the crypto industry and the discourse around it this year
CoinDesk's Most Influential 2025
8.12.2025
CoinDesk presents our annual list of the most influential individuals in crypto this year
AI Agents Need Identity and Zero-Knowledge Proofs Are the Solution
19.11.2025
ZKPs could become the backbone of a new era of trusted AI and digital identity, giving individuals and organizations a way to interact safely and transparently across platforms and borders, argues Evin McMullen, CEO and co-founder of Billions Network
Bank of England Confirms Plans for 'Temporary' Stablecoin Holding Limits
10.11.2025
The U.K.'s central bank said on Monday it is proposing "temporary" limits of 20,000 pounds ($26,300) per coin for individuals and 10 million pounds for businesses
Olas Launches Pearl v1, the First 'AI Agent App Store'
4.11.2025
The new platform lets users own and control autonomous artificial intelligence agents, aiming to shift power from centralized AI providers to individuals
U.S. Sanctions North Korean Bankers Over Crypto Laundering Tied to Cyberattacks
4.11.2025
The Treasury Department sanctioned eight individuals and two entities accused of using crypto and shell companies to funnel millions into Pyongyang’s weapons programs
Crypto Millionaires Surge 40%, Led by Bitcoin's Rise, as Market Hits $3.3 Trillion
24.9.2025
The number of individuals with $1M+ in crypto wealth has jumped to 241,700 over a year, a new report shows
Most Bitcoin Still Belongs to Individuals, but Institutions Are Catching Up: Research
30.8.2025
River’s research estimates BTC ownership at 65.9% for individuals, 7.8% for funds, 6.2% for businesses and 1.5% for governments. About 7.6% is believed lost
Crypto King in the Shadows: Satoshi Clocks in Among Top 10 Wealthiest Individuals
11.6.2025
As of Wednesday, June 11, 2025, the latest figures show that Satoshi Nakamoto has officially joined the ranks of the world’s ten wealthiest individuals—all thanks to a treasure trove of just over 1 million BTC, valued at today’s exchange rate. $119B and Counting: Bitcoin’s Mysterious Founder Climbs...
DOJ Charges 12 With $263M Crypto Theft Linked to Genesis Creditor
16.5.2025
Most of the individuals were arrested this week in California
How Crypto Is Making It Easy for Investors to Get Visas to Portugal
5.3.2025
Portugal has turned itself into a hub for ultra high net worth individuals looking to establish residency outside their home countries, and a new crypto product makes doing that simpler than ever
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Seek Presidential Pardon for Their Son: Report
31.1.2025
Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried have engaged with individuals connected to Trump's inner circle to discuss potential clemency for their 32-year-old son
Why High Net-Worth Investors Are Super Bullish on Bitcoin Right Now
11.1.2025
The difference in outlook between traders and high net-worth individuals has never been greater, according to David Siemer, CEO of Wave Digital Assets
Crypto Gets Shock Video Dose as Users Stream 'NSFW' Content to Pump Their Memecoins
25.11.2024
Early 2000s-style internet shock videos are making the rounds on a popular crypto platform, with such content including extreme acts like individuals engaging in self-harm, animal cruelty, and explicit sexual content to attract attention and potentially increase token value.Despite the platform's...
Crypto Gets Shock Video Dose as Users Stream 'NSFW' Content to Pump Their Memecoins
25.11.2024
Early 2000s-style internet shock videos are making the rounds on a popular crypto platform, with such content including extreme acts like individuals engaging in self-harm, animal cruelty, and explicit sexual content to attract attention and potentially increase token value.Despite the platform's...
SEC Charges 3 Individuals, 5 Companies With Operating Pig Butchering Scams
17.9.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed suit against three individuals and five companies for allegedly operating pig butchering scams – a type of confidence-enabled investment scam in which fraudsters befriend victims over text-based social media apps, gain their trust...
Hong Kong Police Arrest 100 Fraud Suspects and Recovers Over HK$180 Million
22.5.2024
Hong Kong police have arrested 100 individuals in a significant crackdown on fraud and money-laundering syndicates, recovering over HK$180 million (US$24.2 million) from 295 victims.
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Zimbabwean Millionaire Crypto Couple Rescued After Kidnapping by Individuals Posing as Interpol Officers
22.5.2024
A Zimbabwean millionaire couple, based in South Africa, has been kidnapped by a gang seeking to profit from their cryptocurrency valued at $13.9 million. The couple, Professor Sheperd Sikhosana and his wife, Sekayi Adelpha Sikhosana, were kidnapped in Pretoria, South Africa, and smuggled into...
Hong Kong Police Arrest Three in HK$5.1 Million Virtual Investment Talk Show Ticket Scam
21.5.2024
Hong Kong police have arrested three individuals linked to a fraud syndicate that allegedly defrauded at least 10 residents out of HK$5.1 million (US$653,900) by deceiving the victims into bidding for fake tickets to a virtual investment talk show with the intention of reselling them for...