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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Dec 9, 2021 at 8:23 p.m. UTC
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Terraform Labs CEO on US Crypto Regulation: ‘It’s Not That Interesting’
Amidst a legal battle with the U.S. SEC, CEO of Terraform Labs Do Kwon and a top 10 winner of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2021, discusses his take on the impact of U.S. crypto...
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Dec 9, 2021 at 6:32 p.m. UTC
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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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Dec 9, 2021 at 5:22 p.m. UTC
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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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Dec 8, 2021 at 5:44 p.m. UTC
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Most Influential 2021: Arianna Simpson
The a16z general partner is investing in the future of the internet, Web 3.
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Dec 8, 2021 at 5:31 p.m. UTC
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Most Influential 2021: Vitalik Buterin
The founder of Ethereum still holds sway over the most used blockchain network.
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Dec 8, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. UTC
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Most Influential 2021: Paolo Ardoino
Tether’s unofficial hype man is willing to argue online with critics of the stablecoin.
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Dec 8, 2021 at 5:29 p.m. UTC
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Most Influential 2021: Trung Nguyen
The CEO of Sky Mavis, the company behind Axie Infinity, is a reclusive genius. Here’s how the “play-to-earn” phenomenon got started.
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Dec 8, 2021 at 5:28 p.m. UTC
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Most Influential 2021: Andre Cronje
Will 2022 be the year Yearn becomes the “back office for yield?”
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Dec 8, 2021 at 5:25 p.m. UTC
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Most Influential 2021: Charles Hoskinson
Cardano’s founder brought smart contracts to one of the largest “Ethereum killers” this year.
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Dec 8, 2021 at 5:24 p.m. UTC
Dec 8, 2021