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Coldie's image of Pascal Gauthier, CEO of Ledger, for Most Influential 2023.
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Pascal Gauthier Gave Crypto What It Needs – And Earned Jeers
Crypto wallet company Ledger created a controversial seed recovery service, something newbies truly need, but suffered through a massive backlash.
Coldie's image of Pascal Gauthier, CEO of Ledger, for Most Influential 2023.
By Daniel Kuhn
Dec 4, 2023 at 1:11 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2023
FeaturesMost Influential 2023LedgerPascal Gauthierno-livewire
Michael Kutsche's portrait of Caroline Ellison for Most Influential 2023.
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Caroline Ellison Buried Sam Bankman-Fried
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.
Michael Kutsche's portrait of Caroline Ellison for Most Influential 2023.
By Daniel KuhnNikhilesh De
Dec 4, 2023 at 1:10 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2023
FeaturesMost Influential 2023Caroline ellisonFTX CollapseSam Bankman-Friedno-livewire
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Ogle Catches the Crypto Crooks
Hacks happen a lot in crypto. So, Ogle has professionalized asset recovery for the victims. He's pretty good at it.
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By Daniel Kuhn
Dec 4, 2023 at 1:08 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2023
FeaturesMost Influential 2023no-livewireDeFiHack
Miguel Morel (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
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Miguel Morel: Shining a Light on Crypto's Leaky Pseudonymity
Arkham’s Intel Exchange, which pays people to help identify wallets, caused an uproar over its alleged "dox-to-earn" program.
Miguel Morel (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
By Daniel Kuhn
Dec 4, 2023 at 1:07 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2023
FeaturesMost Influential 2023Arkham intelligenceMiguel morelno-livewire
EFDOT's image of Racer, the co-founder of Friend.tech, for Most Influential 2023.
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The Year of Decentralized Social Media
Farcaster, Friend.tech and Lens showed how much can change in a year — but is Web3 networking ready for primetime?
EFDOT's image of Racer, the co-founder of Friend.tech, for Most Influential 2023.
By Daniel Kuhn
Dec 4, 2023 at 1:07 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2023
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Paul Sztorc (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
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Paul Sztorc: Scaling Bitcoin With Sidechains
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 so...
Paul Sztorc (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
By Ben Schiller
Dec 4, 2023 at 1:07 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2023
FeaturesMost Influential 2023no-livewirePaul Sztorc
Balaji Srinivasan (Portrait by Mason Webb)
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Balaji Put His Money Where His Mouth Was
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.
Balaji Srinivasan (Portrait by Mason Webb)
By Daniel Kuhn
Dec 4, 2023 at 1:06 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2023
FeaturesMost Influential 2023Balaji Srinivasanno-livewire
Distorted image of Yat Siu against black background
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Yat Siu: The Metaverse Man Gets Real
Web3 gaming powerhouse Animoca Brands isn’t playing around; it takes its work with governments and educating a skeptical audience seriously.
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By Lingling Xiang
Dec 4, 2023 at 1:04 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2023
FeaturesMost Influential 2023MetaverseAnimoca Brandsno-livewire
Ria Bhutoria (portrait by Mason Webb for CoinDesk)
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Ria Bhutoria Is Researcher-in-Chief
A partner at Castle Island Ventures, Bhutoria has produced some of the smartest analysis in crypto over the last several years.
Ria Bhutoria (portrait by Mason Webb for CoinDesk)
By Daniel Kuhn
Dec 4, 2023 at 1:04 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2023
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BitGo's Mike Belshe (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
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Mike Belshe, the Crypto Custody King at BitGo
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...
BitGo's Mike Belshe (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
By Daniel Kuhn
Dec 4, 2023 at 1:03 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2023
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