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Shayne Coplan: He Took Prediction Markets Mainstream
10.12.2024
In so doing, Polymarket's founder demonstrated a real-world consumer use case for crypto, earning him a spot on CoinDesk's Most Influential 2024 list
Illia Polosukhin: A Crypto+AI Pioneer
10.12.2024
The co-founder of NEAR is working to create a full ecosystem for decentralized AI
Hunter Horsley and Matt Hougan: The Spot Crypto ETF Champions
10.12.2024
The two Bitwise executives have worked tirelessly to get crypto exchange-traded funds approved by the SEC, and this year they finally succeeded
Fred Thiel: The Michael Saylor of the Bitcoin Mining Industry
10.12.2024
The CEO of MARA Holdings has gone all-in on bitcoin, adding billions of dollars worth of the world’s largest cryptocurrency to MARA’s balance sheet
Howard Lutnick: Tether’s Big Backer
10.12.2024
The CEO of prominent bond broker Cantor Fitzgerald played a major role in validating Tether this year by vouching for its reserves
Helium's Frank Mong: Building Out DePIN's First Big Success Story
10.12.2024
Helium was a DePIN long before DePIN was a word. Long-time COO Mong is gratified to see (literally) a thousand projects emulating its economic model in 2024
Helium's Frank Ong: Building Out DePIN's First Big Success Story
10.12.2024
Helium was a DePIN long before DePIN was a word. Long-time COO Mong is gratified to see (literally) a thousand projects emulating its economic model in 2024
Fairshake: Crypto Titans Use Old-School Dollars to Turn Tide in Congress
10.12.2024
The industry went from pariah in Washington to being a top political player in less than two years, thanks in part to unlimited spending and hard-nosed tactics
Evan Cheng: The Architect of Sui's Object-Oriented Revolution
10.12.2024
Sui is re-thinking what blockchains can be. And this year, many of Wall Street's largest institutions are taking note
Erik Voorhees: Merging Crypto and AI
10.12.2024
The founder of DEX ShapeShift has launched a new AI platform that’s meant to be a safer and more neutral alternative to ChatGPT and Claude
Tigran Gambaryan: The Star Crypto Investigator Kidnapped by Nigeria
10.12.2024
The star IRS investigator-turned-executive was unlawfully detained by Nigeria and charged with tax evasion for Binance. His case shocked the crypto industry
Eric Wall, Udi Wertheimer and Francisco Alarcon: Upgrading Bitcoin With Covenants
10.12.2024
The founders of the popular Taproot Wizards JPEGs want to do more now to “make bitcoin magical again.”
Steve Yun: Driving Web3 Adoption Via Telegram
10.12.2024
The president of the TON Foundation has millions tapping their phones to earn crypto
Donald Trump: The Crypto President
10.12.2024
His July speech at the Bitcoin Conference, in Nashville, was a turning point for crypto, promising an easier path for the industry heading into 2025
David Tse: Bringing Staking to Bitcoin
10.12.2024
It’s been a banner year for Babylon, the staking protocol co-founded by Tse
Cynthia Lummis: Laser-Eyed Lawmaker
10.12.2024
The Wyoming senator has been a major crypto supporter since joining Congress in 2021. Now she’s the leading advocate for creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
Ray Chan: Bridging Web2 and Web3 With Memes
10.12.2024
The CEO of Memeland turned memes into cultural currency with 9GAG. Now, he's using crypto to transform them into tools for engagement and community
Optimism’s Jing Wang and the Widely Adopted OP Stack
10.12.2024
With Uniswap, World, Kraken, and Sony’s Blockchain Labs all adopting Optimism technology, Optimism was a clear winner in the Ethereum scaling race this year
Adam Sullivan: The Man Who Made Mining Sexy Again
10.12.2024
Core Scientific’s CEO pioneered the highly lucrative move by bitcoin miners into AI computation work
Matthew Long: The UK’s Crypto Gatekeeper
10.12.2024
Under Long, the Financial Conduct Authority has been slow to approve crypto firms operating in the UK. Impending new rules may change that, however