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Cointelegraph announces the Top 100 Notable People in Blockchain 2021
1.2.2021
From the obvious to the esoteric, the philanthropic to the acquisitive, and the publicity hounds to the anonymous... the most comprehensive list of crypto's most fascinating and influential characters
LISTEN: Linda Lacewell, a Friendlier Regulator – Most Influential 2020
30.12.2020
In this special episode of Markets Daily, CoinDesk's Lyllah Ledesma reads Nikhilesh De's profile of Linda Lacewell, one of CoinDesk's Most Influential People in 2020
LISTEN: Jesse Powell, Bitcoin Banker – Most Influential 2020
29.12.2020
In this special episode of Markets Daily, CoinDesk Podcasts editor Adam B. Levine reads Nathan DiCamillo's profile of Jesse Powell, one of CoinDesk's Most Influential People in 2020
LISTEN: Charles Cascarilla – PayPal Whisperer – Most Influential 2020
28.12.2020
In this special episode of Markets Daily, CoinDesk Podcasts editor Adam B. Levine reads Zack Seward's profile of Charles Cascarilla, one of CoinDesk's Most Influential People in 2020
Stocking Stuffers: Bid on 12 of Crypto’s ‘Most Influential’ NFTs
9.12.2020
Most Influential 2020 features art from Alotta Money, XCopy, Osinachi, Matt Kane, Sarah Zucker, Yonat Vaks and Olive Allen
Amiti Uttarwar: Building Bitcoin’s Future
8.12.2020
With two new grants under her belt, Bitcoin Core's first full-time female developer is building the future of the network
Hayden Adams: King of the DeFi Degens
8.12.2020
Hayden Adams took a $65,000 grant and turned it into a $2 billion protocol; meet the King of the DeFi Degens
Balaji Srinivasan: The Man Who Called COVID
8.12.2020
The former Coinbase CTO sounded the alarm early about the virus. More broadly, he’s emerged as a prolific and perceptive thinker about the trust and knowledge problems crypto aims to solve
Zhou Xiaochuan: The Father of the Digital Yuan
8.12.2020
“The PBOC that is not criticized by the public will not withstand the test of history," the current head of the central bank says. Zhou Xiaochuan's legacy – the digital yuan – was sidelined, until it became necessary
Andre Cronje: DeFi Expressionist
8.12.2020
Andre Cronje founded the platform that kick-started 2020's DeFi summer that made thousands rich. It almost broke him
Cathie Wood: Ahead of the Curve
8.12.2020
Described by Bloomberg as the "best investor you've never heard of," Cathie Wood has made a string of smart, future-facing bets, including a big stake in Bitcoin
Juan Benet: From Idea to Action
8.12.2020
Filecoin and IPFS creator Juan Benet is unafraid of taking on imposing problems. Like, say, rebuilding the internet
Linda Lacewell: A Friendlier Regulator
8.12.2020
NYDFS Superintendent Linda Lacewell is a regulator prepared to work with the grain of crypto rather than against it
Jesse Powell: Bitcoin Banker
8.12.2020
In 2011, Jesse Powell stored digital assets for online gamers. Now, his crypto exchange has created a bank for which he helped develop the rules
Bitcoin Dissidents: Those Who Need It Most
8.12.2020
The global pandemic and interwoven political and economic crises became fertile ground for Bitcoin to become a tool for human rights
Charles Cascarilla: PayPal Whisperer
8.12.2020
PayPal pumped excitement into the bitcoin market this year. And on the back-end of every purchase is Charles Cascarilla's Paxos
Michael Saylor: Bitcoin’s Cyber Hornet
8.12.2020
Michael Saylor has been a bitcoin evangelist and dollar doomsayer for less than 6 months. But the bits that would become his bitcoin philosophy began forming three decades ago
Looking Back, Moving Forward: Crypto’s Most Influential in 2020
2.12.2020
CoinDesk marks its seventh Most Influential list with two CoinDesk Live events Dec. 7-8
Coinbase Says It Brokered Microstrategy’s Influential $425 Million Bitcoin Buy
2.12.2020
U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase said Tuesday that it brokered Microstrategy’s $425 million bitcoin purchase earlier this year. Until now, it has not been clear who facilitated the deal. Microstrategy’s first bitcoin (BTC) haul of $250 million bought in August was executed over five days...
Influential Historian Urges Joe Biden to Bring Bitcoin Into Financial System
30.11.2020
Joe Biden. Source: A screenshot, Instagram/joebiden
As China is leading the central bank digital currency (CBDC) race and the United States has taken a back seat, Niall Ferguson, an influential economic historian, suggested President-elect Joe Biden consider leapfrogging the crowd and going...