Most Influential 2023

SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Franklin Templeton CEO Among Those Named as 'Most Influential' in 2023
SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Franklin Templeton CEO Among Those Named as 'Most Influential' in 2023
CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023 recognizes the people, who, for better or worse, defined the year in digital assets and Web3. 10 top honorees made an outsized impact and 40 m...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Franklin Templeton CEO Among Those Named as 'Most Influential' in 2023

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Included in 'Most Influential' List This Year
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Included in 'Most Influential' List This Year
CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023 recognizes the people, who, for better or worse, defined the year in digital assets and Web3. There are 10 top honorees who made an outsized i...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Included in 'Most Influential' List This Year

Ledger CEO on 2024 Expectations, Future of Wallet Recovery Service
Ledger CEO on 2024 Expectations, Future of Wallet Recovery Service
CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023 nominated 50 people who shaped the digital assets space this year, which includes Pascal Gauthier, CEO and chairman of crypto wallet maker Led...
Ledger CEO on 2024 Expectations, Future of Wallet Recovery Service

Blockstream Developer Discusses 'Lightning V2' Outlook
Blockstream Developer Discusses 'Lightning V2' Outlook
CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023 recognizes 50 people who defined the year in the digital assets space, which includes Lisa Neigut, Blockstream Lightning Protocol Engineer and...
Blockstream Developer Discusses 'Lightning V2' Outlook

Jesse Pollak Reflects on Coinbase's Layer 2 Blockchain 'Base' Launch This Year
Jesse Pollak Reflects on Coinbase's Layer 2 Blockchain 'Base' Launch This Year
CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023 recognizes 50 people who defined the year in the digital assets space, which includes Jesse Pollak, the creator of Coinbase's layer 2 blockcha...
Jesse Pollak Reflects on Coinbase's Layer 2 Blockchain 'Base' Launch This Year

Messari CEO Reflects on Senate’s Influence on Crypto Industry
Messari CEO Reflects on Senate’s Influence on Crypto Industry
As part of CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023, Messari CEO Ryan Selkis discusses the impact of Washington's influence on the crypto sector. "The ongoing Democratic control of th...
Messari CEO Reflects on Senate’s Influence on Crypto Industry

Messari CEO Ryan Selkis on Future of Crypto's Role in Politics
Messari CEO Ryan Selkis on Future of Crypto's Role in Politics
CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023 recognizes 50 people who defined the year in the digital assets space, which includes Messari CEO Ryan Selkis. Selkis built a political fundra...
Messari CEO Ryan Selkis on Future of Crypto's Role in Politics

Rhett Mankind's depiction of Casey Rodarmor, creator of "Ordinals" on Bitcoin, for CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023.
Most Influential 2023
How CoinDesk chose 50 people who defined the year in crypto.
Rhett Mankind's depiction of Casey Rodarmor, creator of "Ordinals" on Bitcoin, for CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023.

Most Influential 2023: Why Regulation and Enforcement Was a 'Big' Theme For Crypto
Most Influential 2023: Why Regulation and Enforcement Was a 'Big' Theme For Crypto
CoinDesk's Most Influential recognizes the people, who, for the better, and sometimes the worse, defined the year in digital assets and Web3. There are ten top honorees who ma...
Most Influential 2023: Why Regulation and Enforcement Was a 'Big' Theme For Crypto

SEC Chair Gary Gensler's Influence on Crypto in 2023
SEC Chair Gary Gensler's Influence on Crypto in 2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler is one of the changemakers included in CoinDesk's Most Influential list, a ranking of the 50 people who define...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler's Influence on Crypto in 2023