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Shytoshi Kusama and the SHIB community Proved that ‘Meme Coins’ Are No Joke
4.12.2023
With the launch of Shibarium this year, Shytoshi Kusama and the SHIB community have established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in DeFi and Web3
Luca Schnetzler: When NFTs Crashed, He Led Pudgy Penguins to Success
4.12.2023
While much of the NFT market was taking beatings, the Pudgy Penguins CEO drove his brand forward, setting up shop with some of the largest retail stores in the country
Ravi Menon: Singapore's Middle Way Regulator
4.12.2023
Singapore's central bank head has steered a path between Hong Kong's embrace of crypto and India's stifling of it
'Pacman' Gobbled NFT Sales With Blur
4.12.2023
Blur upended OpenSea's NFT marketplace dominance by focusing on big traders. Its cofounder, Pacman, who doxxed himself to face its burgeoning community, earns a spot on the Most Influential 2023
Hayden Adams: From Ethereum Idealist to Business Realist at Uniswap
4.12.2023
Uniswap, the first decentralized crypto exchange of its kind, was Adams' first and greatest contribution to Ethereum. The latest V4, inviting praise and criticism, earns him a spot on the Most Influential 2023
Richard Teng: Steering Binance in a New Era of Compliance
4.12.2023
With Binance founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao gone, the new CEO has big shoes to fill as he's tasked with cleaning up the reputation of the world's largest crypto exchange
Patrick McHenry Is Dragging Crypto Bills Through Congress
4.12.2023
The bowtied chairman of the House Financial Services Committee has shown persistence in the face of increasing partisanship on crypto issues
Analisa Torres: The Judge Who Gave Ripple and XRP Hope
4.12.2023
The U.S. District judge's partial ruling against SEC and in favor of Ripple and XRP could create a precedent the crypto industry can come back to over and over
Anatoly Yakovenko and Solana Bounce Back
4.12.2023
With a rocketing token and tech improvements on the horizon, the Solana community – rallied by industry champion Anatoly Yakovenko – defied the odds of defeat
Pascal Gauthier Gave Crypto What It Needs – And Earned Jeers
4.12.2023
Crypto wallet company Ledger created a controversial seed recovery service, something newbies truly need, but suffered through a massive backlash
Caroline Ellison Buried Sam Bankman-Fried
4.12.2023
The former Alameda Research CEO gave damning testimony in the fraud trial of her former boyfriend, Sam Bankman-Fried, making her one of CoinDesk's Most Influential in 2023
Ogle Catches the Crypto Crooks
4.12.2023
Hacks happen a lot in crypto. So Ogle has professionalized asset recovery for the victims. He’s pretty good at it
Miguel Morel: Shining a Light on Crypto's Leaky Pseudonymity
4.12.2023
Arkham's Intel Exchange, which pays people to help identify wallets, caused an uproar over its alleged "dox-to-earn" program
The Year of Decentralized Social Media
4.12.2023
Farcaster, Friend.tech and Lens showed how much can change in a year — but is Web3 networking ready for primetime?
Paul Sztorc: Scaling Bitcoin With Sidechains
4.12.2023
The developer’s proposal (BIP 300) for “Drive Chains” (sidechains) on Bitcoin – meant to allow greater collaboration with other chains – was met with fierce opposition from some Bitcoiners this year. Sztorc says the community hasn’t been innovating fast enough
Balaji Put His Money Where His Mouth Was
4.12.2023
Srinivasan bet $1 million the U.S. dollar would collapse (and lost), and evangelized his ideas about startup societies, making him one of CoinDesk's Most Influential in 2023
Yat Siu: The Metaverse Man Gets Real
4.12.2023
Web3 gaming powerhouse Animoca Brands isn't playing around; it takes its work with governments and educating a skeptical audience seriously
Ria Bhutoria Is Researcher-in-Chief
4.12.2023
A partner at Castle Island Ventures, Bhutoria has produced some of the smartest analysis in crypto over the last several years
Mike Belshe, the Crypto Custody King at BitGo
4.12.2023
BitGo was one of the few crypto companies to raise capital in a depressed market, and even did so at an elevated valuation. That's one reason why CEO Belshe is one of CoinDesk's Most Influential of 2023
Jeremy Allaire's Stablecoin Is Building a Real Use Case for Crypto
4.12.2023
Circle Internet Financial continued to build out the USDC stablecoin network, spreading access and inclusion to new corners of the world