Most Influential 40: President Xi Jinping
When the Chinese Communist Party banned mining, it only proved the resilience of Bitcoin’s distributed network.
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Most Influential 2021: Ray Youssef
Peer-to-peer bitcoin trading is a powerful force.
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Most Influential 2021: Serey Chea
Project Bakong stands apart from other nation digital currency experiments. Chea brought Cambodia’s moonshot into being.
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Most Influential 2021: Barry Silbert
The founder of Digital Currency Group sees Standard Oil as an inspiration.
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Most Influential 2021: Jerome Powell
The Federal Reserve chairman is likely the most influential man in crypto, as he is in all markets.
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Most Influential 2021: Elizabeth Warren
The progressive Massachusetts senator has brought the fight against crypto to Washington.
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Most Influential 2021: Danny Ryan
The Ethereum Foundation programmer took lead on the much anticipated London hard fork.
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Most Influential 2021: Gary Gensler
The new SEC chair is experienced and talks a good game on crypto regulation. But can he deliver the clarity and detail the industry craves?
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Most Influential 2021: Cynthia Lummis
The Wyoming Senator holds plenty of BTC and may be the crypto industry’s most prominent advocate in Congress. Here’s what she’s thinking for 2022.
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Most Influential 2021: Antonio Juliano
Decentralized exchange dYdX was one the first to experiment with an innovative layer 2 solution.
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