Most Influential


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Crypto’s Virgil Through the Market Hellscape

Arthur Hayes has been many things to crypto over the years: a builder, a showman and a criminal. This year, as the industry collapsed, he’s been a wise commentator for the inexperienced and perplexed. That’s why he is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Arthur Hayes (CoinDesk)

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Most Influential Artist: Adam Levine

The artist made a portrait of crypto critic Molly White, and went down the Web3 rabbit hole she opened up.

Adam Paul Levine (adamtastic.com)

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Most Influential Artist: Ravi Vora

The Los Angeles-based photographer captured Gary Vaynerchuk and Vayner3 President Avery Akkineni.

(Ravi Vora)

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Most Influential Artist: Sarah Script

The calligrapher minted an NFT of White House crypto adviser Carole House.

Sarah Richardson Calligraphy (SarahScript.com)

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The Artist and Technology Behind 36 AI Portraits

How to generate three dozen portraits for the Most Influential 2022 in about a week? Meet Pixelmind.ai, the app that saved this CoinDesk feature from visual ennui.

Will Ess and Adam Levine of 330AI (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

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CoinDesk Got Colorful With the Most Influential 2022 NFT Collection

CoinDesk has partnered with 14 truly incredible artists to immortalize on-chain some of the Most Influential 2022, whose NFT portraits will be made available in an exclusive auction being held on Coinbase NFT.

(Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)

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Most Influential Artist: Dave Krugman

The photographer captured his portrait of Erick Calderon at a Bright Moments NFT art event in Mexico City.

(Dave Krugman)

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Presenting CoinDesk's Most Influential 2022

Fifty people who defined the year in crypto.

(Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)

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Most Influential Artist: Bryan Brinkman

The New York animator tries to display the mystery of Razzlekhan and Lichtenstein, who kicked off this year’s descent into fraud and deception.

(Bryan Brinkman)

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