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The Artist and Technology Behind 36 AI Portraits
5.12.2022
How to generate three dozen portraits for the Most Influential 2022 in about a week? Meet Will Ess and Pixelmind.ai, the app that saved this CoinDesk feature from visual ennui
Crypto Bank Silvergate Cut to Underweight at Morgan Stanley Following FTX Collapse
5.12.2022
Already down more than 50% over the past month, the bank’s shares are lower by another 3% in premarket action Monday morning
Malta Seeks to Remove NFTs From Crypto Law
5.12.2022
The move anticipates new EU legislation by excluding non-fungible assets
Waves Blockchain Founder Explores New DAO Model to Improve Crypto Governance
5.12.2022
The model is designed to add accountability by introducing performance measures, rewards and penalties
CoinDesk Got Colorful With the Most Influential 2022 NFT Collection
5.12.2022
For the fourth year, CoinDesk has partnered with 14 artists to immortalize on-chain some of the Most Influential 2022, whose NFT portraits will be made available in an exclusive auction being held on Coinbase NFT
Most Influential Artist: Dave Krugman
5.12.2022
The photographer captured his portrait of Erick Calderon at a Bright Moments NFT art event in Mexico City
Most Influential Artist: Bryan Brinkman
5.12.2022
The Dubai animator tries to display the mystery of Razzlekhan and Lichtenstein, the beginning of this year’s decent into fraud and deception
Most Influential Artist: Trevor and Violet Jones
5.12.2022
The artist couple collaborated for the first time ever on their painting of Alexey Pertsev, the developer arrested for his role in creating Tornado Cash
Most Influential Artist: Alex Headlam (Aleqth)
5.12.2022
The artist sought inspiration from Andy Warhol and Tim Burton to create his portrait of Binance’s CEO Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ
Most Influential Artist: Fesq
5.12.2022
The previous programmer creates an image called “The Maestro,” which ties Yat Siu’s music background to his position as a leader in the gaming and blockchain industry
Most Influential Artist: Yosnier
5.12.2022
A 23-year-old artist doesn’t want to come across as sympathizing with Sam Bankman-Fried, who lost numerous people’s life savings in FTX's collapse
Most Influential Artist: Norman Harman
5.12.2022
The Edinburgh-based artist use a combination of technologies and brick-and-mortar traditional values to draw Nirmala Sitharaman, India’s Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs for this year’s Most Influential list
Most Influential Artist: Oveck
5.12.2022
The New York-based artist depicted one of the year's NFT success stories – Yuga Labs, the company behind the Bored Ape phenom – for CoinDesk's Most Influential series
Most Influential Artist: Ovie Faruq
5.12.2022
The NFT artist sought to depict the "carelessness and neglect" of the "Four Horsemen of the Cryptocalypse" in his NFT art for CoinDesk's Most Influential 2022
First Mover Americas: Axie Infinity's Token Takes Off
5.12.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Dec. 5, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Races to 3-Week High on Monday
5.12.2022
Bitcoin was trading above $17,000 on Monday, as the world’s largest cryptocurrency raced to a three-week high. Today’s move comes as prices rose for a second straight day, with momentum now firmly bullish. Ethereum was also in the green to start the week, with the coin hovering near...
He Put a Magnifying Glass on Terra and It Went Up in Flames
5.12.2022
Having whistleblowers’ trust made a cranky pseudonymous Twitter account key to the flameout of Terraform Labs and its LUNA token. That’s why FatManTerra is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022
Rishi Sunak Has the Power to Make His Crypto Dreams Come True. Will He?
5.12.2022
As finance minister earlier this year he backed measures for regulating stablecoins and boldly declared he would turn the U.K. into an international hub for crypto. Now he’s prime minister and an FTX-scarred industry is watching. That’s why Rishi Sunak is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022
The Members of Congress Who Have Stablecoin Issuers Watching Their Next Moves
5.12.2022
Anticipation for a crypto bill out of the House Financial Services Committee ran so high this year that stablecoin issuers have been trying to meet the bill’s expected standards before the rules are even set. That’s why Rep. Maxine Waters and Rep. Patrick McHenry are two of CoinDesk’s Most...
Guiding the Chinese Central Bank Digital Currency the World Admires and Fears
5.12.2022
Many nations, especially the economic superpowers, began the year in fear of being left behind by China’s relentless progress with its digital yuan. For leading the development of the most advanced major CBDC, Mu Changchun is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022