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Consensus Magazine

The Organizer of the Freedom Convoy Who Got Its Crypto Assets Seized

Canada’s trucker protest leaders unwittingly taught us that a private citizen in that country can successfully petition a judge to seize someone else’s crypto. That's why Tamara Lich is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Tamara Lich (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Don’t Let the Neckwear Fool You

This anonymous account has been converting TradFi toffs into crypto bros. That’s why BowTied Bull is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

La recuperación alcista de bitcoin logró que el interés abierto alcance máximos anuales. (Will Ess para Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

And Then There Was One

In an astonishing six months as crypto winter hobbled even well-funded crypto companies, Binance defended its position at the top of all crypto exchanges and took down its $40 billion rival, FTX. That’s why Changpeng Zhao is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Still image from "1-800-CZ" (Aleqth/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Misfortune Favors the Crypto Mouthpiece

The Bourne trilogy actor’s Crypto.com ad is a proxy for all the cringe-inducing celebrity crypto shills you wish you could unsee. That’s why Matt Damon is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Matt Damon (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Guns, Ammo and Crypto: How A Ukraine Minister May Have Forever Altered Wars

The government of Ukraine has raised an unprecedented $178 million in crypto for its defense. That’s why Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

"Mykhailo Fedorov Defends" (Osinachi/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Still the Face of Crypto

The 30-year-old CEO of FTX shocked the world when his $40 billion crypto empire collapsed last month, with billions in customer assets still unaccounted. That's why Sam Bankman-Fried is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

"The sun still rises" (Yosnier/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

The Four Horsemen of the Cryptocalypse

Move over, war, famine, pestilence and death. Meet the CEOs of Terraform Labs, Three Arrows Capital, Celsius Network and Voyager Digital. For blowing up crypto, Do Kwon, Su Zhu, Alex Mashinsky and Stephen Ehrlich are four of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

"Market Wizards" (Ovie Faruq/CoinDesk)

Policy

Bank of America Says Regulation Is Key for Mainstream Adoption of Crypto

Despite the correction in cryptocurrency markets, the development of blockchain technology has accelerated, a report from the bank said.

Global coordination is needed to discourage regulatory arbitrage, Bank of America says. (Shutterstock)