Most Influential 2023

CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023 recognizes the people, who, for better or worse, defined the year in digital assets and Web3. 10 top honorees made an outsized impact and 40 more people were only a little less influential. "CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie takes a closer look at five of the names from the top ten list, which is not a ranking.

Dec 28, 2023

CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023 recognizes the people, who, for better or worse, defined the year in digital assets and Web3. There are 10 top honorees who made an outsized impact, and 40 more people who were only a little less influential. "CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie takes a closer look at five of the names from the top ten list, which is not a ranking.

Dec 19, 2023

CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023 nominated 50 people who shaped the digital assets space this year, which includes Pascal Gauthier, CEO and chairman of crypto wallet maker Ledger. Gauthier joins "First Mover" to reflect on the launch of the Ledger Recover program that received criticism from some within the crypto sector and the state of hardware development in the industry.

Dec 11, 2023

CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023 recognizes 50 people who defined the year in the digital assets space, which includes Lisa Neigut, Blockstream Lightning Protocol Engineer and founder of Base58 School of Engineering. Neigut joins "First Mover" to discuss the problems she wants to solve with "Lightning v2."

Dec 8, 2023

CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023 recognizes 50 people who defined the year in the digital assets space, which includes Jesse Pollak, the creator of Coinbase's layer 2 blockchain "Base." Pollak discusses building on layer 2s and the benefits of bringing assets and customers on-chain. Plus, insights on how artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can accelerate on-chain developments.

Dec 7, 2023

As part of CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023, Messari CEO Ryan Selkis discusses the impact of Washington's influence on the crypto sector. "The ongoing Democratic control of the Senate in the U.S. will basically set the crypto industry back to 2030. And most people would be better off moving offshore than continue to operate in the U.S," Selkis said.

Dec 5, 2023

CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023 recognizes 50 people who defined the year in the digital assets space, which includes Messari CEO Ryan Selkis. Selkis built a political fundraising machine for crypto that could sway elections in 2024. Selkis joins CoinDesk TV to discuss the state of crypto and politics.

Dec 5, 2023

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How CoinDesk chose 50 people who defined the year in crypto.

By Benjamin SchillerDec 4, 2023

CoinDesk's Most Influential recognizes the people, who, for the better, and sometimes the worse, defined the year in digital assets and Web3. There are ten top honorees who made an outsized impact, and 40 more people who were only a little less influential. CoinDesk Head of Magazine Ben Schiller discusses the biggest themes and trends that shaped the rankings this year.

Dec 4, 2023

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler is one of the changemakers included in CoinDesk's Most Influential list, a ranking of the 50 people who defined 2023 in crypto. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De joins CoinDesk TV to discuss.

Dec 4, 2023