Most Influential 2021: Stani Kulechov
The founder of Aave has teased coming ideas – including a debit card and fashion line – for the decentralize money market.
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Dec 8, 2021 at 5:17 p.m. UTC
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Most Influential 2021: Isaiah Jackson
The “Bitcoin & Black America” author continues to inspire.
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Dec 8, 2021 at 5:15 p.m. UTC
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Strike CEO Jack Mallers on El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption
Jack Mallers, Strike CEO and a top 10 winner of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2021, shares insights into his mission to bank the unbanked that has led him to spread bitcoin adop...
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Dec 8, 2021 at 4:47 p.m. UTC
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Most Influential 2021: Elon Musk
The impresario runs hot and cold on crypto, confusing fans and detractors alike. But his market influence is undeniable.
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Dec 8, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
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Most Influential 2021: Jack Mallers
The CEO of Bitcoin payments app Strike helped birth El Salvador’s BTC move this year. He still sees himself as a “pleb,” not an influencer.
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Dec 8, 2021 at 2:49 p.m. UTC
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Most Influential 2021: Sam Bankman-Fried
His FTX juggernaut is naming sports stadiums and placing ads at the World Series. But the entrepreneur is remaining humble.
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Dec 7, 2021 at 10:14 p.m. UTC
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CoinDesk Publishes 2021 Most Influential List
CoinDesk unveiled its 2021 Most Influential List, a selection of 50 people who helped push the industry forward this year. NFTs of the top 10 are available at platforms like S...
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Dec 7, 2021 at 7:32 p.m. UTC
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Most Influential 2021: The Developers Who Wrote Bitcoin’s Taproot Upgrade
With Taproot, Bitcoin has gained a valuable set of tools for developers to integrate new features that will improve privacy, scalability and security.
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Dec 7, 2021 at 2:53 p.m. UTC
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Most Influential 2021: Roham Gharegozlou
The man behind CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot has big plans for digital sports and the open metaverse. The future is meow.
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Dec 7, 2021 at 2:40 p.m. UTC
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Most Influential 2021: Mark Cuban
“It will have the same impact on business and consumers as the internet did, if not more.”
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Dec 7, 2021 at 2:08 p.m. UTC
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