Most Influential 2020

After Hayden Adams was laid off from his junior engineering position at Siemens and living at home with his parents for a stint, a career opportunity came knocking at Adams' door and Uniswap, the permissionless token exchange built on the Ethereum blockchain, was born.

Dec 9, 2020

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With two new grants under her belt, Bitcoin Core's first full-time female contributor is a guiding light for the future of the network – both as a developer and a mentor.

By Colin Harper, Blockspace MediaDec 8, 2020

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Hayden Adams took a $65,000 grant and turned it into a $2 billion protocol; meet the King of the DeFi Degens.

By William FoxleyDec 8, 2020

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The former Coinbase CTO sounded the alarm early about the virus. More broadly, he’s emerged as a prolific and perceptive thinker about the trust and knowledge problems crypto aims to solve.

By Marc HochsteinDec 8, 2020

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“The PBOC that is not criticized by the public will not withstand the test of history," the current head of the central bank says. Zhou Xiaochuan's legacy – the digital yuan – was sidelined, until it became necessary.

By David PanDec 8, 2020

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Andre Cronje founded the platform that kick-started 2020's DeFi summer that made thousands rich. It almost broke him.

By Brady DaleDec 8, 2020

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Described by Bloomberg as the "best investor you've never heard of," Cathie Wood has made a string of smart, future-facing bets, including a big stake in Bitcoin.

By Jeff WilserDec 8, 2020

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Filecoin and IPFS creator Juan Benet is unafraid of taking on imposing problems. Like, say, rebuilding the internet.

By Daniel KuhnDec 8, 2020

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NYDFS Superintendent Linda Lacewell is a regulator prepared to work with the grain of crypto rather than against it.

By Nikhilesh DeDec 8, 2020

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In 2011, Jesse Powell stored digital assets for online gamers. Now, his crypto exchange has created a bank for which he helped develop the rules.

By Nate DiCamilloDec 8, 2020