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Analisa Torres: The Judge Who Gave Ripple and XRP Hope

The U.S. District judge's partial ruling in favor of Ripple regarding XRP could create a precedent the crypto industry can come back to over and over.

Judge Analisa Torres (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

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Anatoly Yakovenko and Solana Bounce Back

With a rocketing token and tech improvements on the horizon, the Solana community – rallied by industry champion Anatoly Yakovenko – defied the odds of defeat.

Anatoly Yakovenko (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

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Pascal Gauthier Gave Crypto What It Needs – And Earned Jeers

Crypto wallet company Ledger created a controversial seed recovery service, something newbies truly need, but suffered through a massive backlash.

Coldie's depiction of Pascal Gauthier, CEO of Ledger

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Caroline Ellison Buried Sam Bankman-Fried

The former Alameda Research CEO gave damning testimony in the fraud trial of her former boyfriend, Sam Bankman-Fried, making her one of CoinDesk's Most Influential in 2023.

Michael Kutsche's portrait of Caroline Ellison for Most Influential 2023.

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Ogle Catches the Crypto Crooks

Hacks happen a lot in crypto. So, Ogle has professionalized asset recovery for the victims. He's pretty good at it.

(Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

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Miguel Morel: Shining a Light on Crypto's Leaky Pseudonymity

Arkham’s Intel Exchange, which pays people to help identify wallets, caused an uproar over its alleged "dox-to-earn" program.

Miguel Morel (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

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The Year of Decentralized Social Media

Farcaster, Friend.tech and Lens showed how much can change in a year — but is Web3 networking ready for primetime?

EFDOT's image of Racer, the co-founder of Friend.tech, for Most Influential 2023.

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Paul Sztorc: Scaling Bitcoin With Sidechains

The developer’s proposal (BIP 300) for “Drive Chains” (sidechains) on Bitcoin – meant to allow greater collaboration with other chains – was met with fierce opposition from some Bitcoiners this year. Sztorc says the community hasn’t been innovating fast enough.

Paul Sztorc (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

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Balaji Put His Money Where His Mouth Was

Srinivasan bet $1 million the U.S. dollar would collapse (and lost), and evangelized his ideas about startup societies, making him one of CoinDesk's Most Influential in 2023.

Balaji Srinivasan (Portrait by Mason Webb)

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Yat Siu: The Metaverse Man Gets Real

Web3 gaming powerhouse Animoca Brands isn’t playing around; it takes its work with governments and educating a skeptical audience seriously.

Distorted image of Yat Siu against black background