Most Influential 2022


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The ‘Good Cop and Bad Cop’ of US Crypto Regulations

The ongoing tug-of-war between the top two federal regulatory agencies keeps the crypto industry on its toes. That’s why Gary Gensler and Rostin Behnam share a spot on CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Rostin Behnam and Gary Gensler (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

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The Bullied Takes the Bully to Court

David beat Goliath in an Oslo courtroom in September, establishing a legal precedent for the freedom to say a self-proclaimed inventor of Bitcoin is not actually the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. That’s why Magnus Granath (aka Hodlonaut) and Craig Wright share a spot on CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022 list.

Craig Wright v Hodlonaut (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

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The 'Crocodile of Wall Street' and Her Husband Face Trial

Words fail when describing the infamous crypto couple who allegedly laundered $4.5 billion. He’s behind bars and she’s put her raunchy rap videos on hold, but Hollywood is calling. That’s why Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan and Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein share a spot on CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

"Crocodile of Wall Street" (Bryan Brinkman/CoinDesk)

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The Everyman of Crypto Twitter

The host of the “Up Only” podcast has tracked the scams and issues with crypto in real time, even taking down an inside trader at Coinbase. That’s why Jordan Fish aka Cobie is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Jordan Fish aka Cobie (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

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The Force Behind a 1% Tax That Crushed Indian Crypto Trading

All signs indicate India’s powerful finance minister disdains cryptocurrencies, and now she is setting the G-20 agenda for how the world's economic powers will regulate it. That’s why Nirmala Sitharaman is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

"Portrait Wall" (Norman Harman/CoinDesk)

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He Who Should Not Have an Impact on Crypto

Crypto aspires to function without monetary oversight, but this year the U.S. Federal Reserve’s chair proved how far from reality this goal is at a time of high interest rates. That’s why, once again, Jerome Powell is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Jerome Powell (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

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BlackRock CEO’s Crypto About-Face

The actions by the head of the $10 trillion asset management firm say that crypto is ready for mainstream investment. That’s why Larry Fink is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Larry Fink (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

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The Senate’s Biggest Crypto Regulations Cheerleaders

The U.S. Congress’ upper chamber has introduced a bipartisan, comprehensive crypto-responsibility bill, with another stablecoin regulations bill on its way. That’s why senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand share a spot on CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

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Reality Sticks a Pin in His Hot-Air Dreams

Taking lessons from Napster, Helium Systems CEO envisions a peer-to-peer network powered by the blockchain. The company's market cap rose to $2.5 billion on hopes and promise, but has now fallen. That’s why Amir Haleem is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Amir Haleem (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

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The Punk Fighting for an Open Metaverse

A pseudonymous NFT collector thinks if the metaverse is inevitable we must do what we can to avoid making it a cyberpunkian hellscape owned by Meta. That’s why Punk6529 is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Punk6529 and Michael Casey at Consensus 2022 (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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