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Introducing Most Influential 2023
4.12.2023
Stani Kulechov Defied Crypto Winter
4.12.2023
With upgrades to the Aave lending/borrowing protocol and Lens, an open-source social media protocol, the Estonian native kept BUIDLing in a down-market
Coldie: Pascal Gauthier Has 'Strong Features' in Personality and Facial Makeup
4.12.2023
The artist made an NFT of the crypto hardware wallet executive for our Most Influential package
Die With the Most Likes: Elizabeth Warren in the Style of 'Relentless. Ground. Beef'
4.12.2023
The artist made an NFT of the U.S. senator for our Most Influential package
Logik: Tieshun 'Pacman' Roquerre 'Knows His S--t'
4.12.2023
The artist made an NFT of the Blur and Blast founder for our Most Influential package
Michael Kutsche: Caroline Ellison Had Her Mind 'Hijacked'
4.12.2023
The artist made an NFT of the former Alameda Research executive for our Most Influential package
EFDOT: Racer 'Likes to Move Fast and Innovate'
4.12.2023
The artist made an NFT of the Friend.tech co-founder for our Most Influential package
Rebecca Rose: 'What Goes on Inside That Brain' of Jesse Pollak's?
4.12.2023
The artist made an NFT of the Base leader for our Most Influential package
P1A: Refik Anadol Explores 'Boundaries of Creativity'
4.12.2023
The artist made an NFT of the digital artist for our Most Influential package
La Vaun: Envisioning Brad Garlinghouse as 'This Strategic Commander'
4.12.2023
The artist made an NFT of the Ripple Labs CEO for our Most Influential package
Shavonne Wong: Not Even Sam Altman 'Is Exempt From Surveillance'
4.12.2023
The artist made an NFT of the Worldcoin co-founder and OpenAI CEO for our Most Influential package
Rhett: Casey Rodarmor 'Wasn't Just Another Elusive Figure'
4.12.2023
The artist made an NFT of the Ordinals protocol creator for our Most Influential package
Ian Allison's Giant Sam Bankman-Fried Scoop Won Accolades in 2023
4.12.2023
The CoinDesk reporter belongs in the journalism hall of fame since there's little, if any, precedent for the waves his story on Alameda Research and FTX stirred up
Julia Leung: Positioning Hong Kong as a Crypto Hub
4.12.2023
A former journalist, Leung is the world's most powerful female financial regulator in an increasingly important center for crypto
Martin Köppelmann Is Fighting to Keep Crypto Tech on Track
4.12.2023
In addition to building some of the biggest blockchain tools on Ethereum, Köppelmann is also ringing the alarm bell on how certain technology has caused the network to stray from its ideals
Elizabeth Warren: D.C.’s Crypto Critic-in-Chief
4.12.2023
The U.S. Senator from Massachusetts is skeptical of crypto. It's a position she leaned into in 2023
Barry Silbert Navigated Fallout From 2022's Crypto Scandals
4.12.2023
The former owner of CoinDesk faced a slew of lawsuits and complications in 2023, but, by year-end, his Digital Currency Group (DCG) had put some issues behind it
Ron Faris at Nike Is Running With Web3
4.12.2023
As many corporations shied away from blockchain-powered initiatives this year, the shoemaker has been quietly building a model for how brands can use a Web3 backend to win new audiences
Caroline Pham: Supportive Regulation at the CFTC
4.12.2023
The CFTC commissioner, in a year marked by an aggressive, sometimes arbitrary regulatory enforcement, stood out as an accommodator of innovation in the crypto sector
Antonio Juliano: Uprooting a Successful Exchange to Explore the Cosmos
4.12.2023
Juliano's dYdX switched from Ethereum to Cosmos in one of the year's biggest blockchain defections. The project has big plans for 2024