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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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Most Influential 2021: Charles Hoskinson

Cardano’s founder brought smart contracts to one of the largest “Ethereum killers” this year.

(Adam B. Levine/Pixelmind.ai)

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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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Most Influential 2021: Isaiah Jackson

The “Bitcoin & Black America” author continues to inspire.

(Adam B. Levine/Pixelmind.ai)

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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.”

(Adam B. Levine/Pixelmind.ai)

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Most Influential 2021: Willy Woo

For building a 21st century media empire.

(Adam B. Levine/Pixelmind.ai)

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Most Influential 2021: Camila Russo

The Defiant founder says: “Crypto is spurring a paradigm shift, where we’ll emerge from the current user-centric society.”

(Adam B. Levine/Pixelmind.ai)

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Most Influential 2021: Tim Beiko

By 2030, Ethereum’s economy will be [at] “top 10 country” scale, says the Ethereum developer.

(Adam B. Levine/Pixelmind.ai)

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Most Influential 2021: Naveen Jain

He created a global identity solution using emojis.

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Most Influential 2021: Polynetwork Hacker

For educating us on the difference between “hack” and “exploit.”

(Adam B. Levine/Pixelmind.ai)