Most Influential 2022

OSF's 'Market Wizards' NFT Sells for 41 ETH on Coinbase
OSF's 'Market Wizards' NFT Sells for 41 ETH on Coinbase
NFT artist Ovie Faruq, aka OSF, chats about his inspiration behind his "Market Wizards" NFT, which he created for CoinDesk's Most Influential 2022, showcasing the "people who...
OSF's 'Market Wizards' NFT Sells for 41 ETH on Coinbase

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2022’s Most Influential Bitcoiners
A look at the folks who drove the bitcoin space forward over the last year.
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The Brains Behind Starbucks Rewards Help Push Coffee Chain Giant Into Web3
The Brains Behind Starbucks Rewards Help Push Coffee Chain Giant Into Web3
Starbucks Rewards is one of the most successful loyalty programs in retail, with about 60 million memberships worldwide. Adam Brotman, the brains behind Starbucks Rewards, is...
The Brains Behind Starbucks Rewards Help Push Coffee Chain Giant Into Web3

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Crypto’s Most Influential of 2022, With Ben Schiller
We discuss this year's account of those who positively and negatively influenced the crypto space and forever shaped its future.
Money Reimagined Podcast Cover

Polygon Studios CEO on Partnership With Starbucks
Polygon Studios CEO on Partnership With Starbucks
Polygon’s business-development team has managed to land partnerships with major brands entering the Web3 space, including Nike, Reddit, Meta and Robinhood. Polygon Studios CEO...
Polygon Studios CEO on Partnership With Starbucks

The Four Horsemen of the Cryptocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Cryptocalypse
This year has been a real mixed bag with market ups, downs, successes, progress, and now a crisis of faith for some in crypto.  CoinDesk Chief Insights Columnist David Z. Morr...
The Four Horsemen of the Cryptocalypse

Fmr White House Adviser Carole House on Biden’s Crypto Executive Order
Fmr White House Adviser Carole House on Biden’s Crypto Executive Order
Former White House Director of Cybersecurity and Secure Digital Innovation at the National Security Council Carole House, who has also made it to CoinDesk's Most Influential 2...
Fmr White House Adviser Carole House on Biden’s Crypto Executive Order

Zooko Wilcox on Digital Privacy, Future of Zcash
Zooko Wilcox on Digital Privacy, Future of Zcash
The Electric Coin Company has been breaking new ground with zero-knowledge proofs for years and radically improved privacy on its Zcash protocol. Electric Coin Company founder...
Zooko Wilcox on Digital Privacy, Future of Zcash

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The Who’s Who of Crypto’s 2022
Spoiler alert: Influence can be for good or for bad. Plus, analyzing SBF’s media apology tour.
Carpe Consensus 4X3

Vayner3 President on Connecting Traditional Brands with Web3
Vayner3 President on Connecting Traditional Brands with Web3
Vayner3, the Web3 arm of Gary Vaynerchuk's VaynerMedia, is onboarding mainstream companies like KFC and Crocs into the world of Web3. Vayner3 president Avery Akkineni, who als...
Vayner3 President on Connecting Traditional Brands with Web3