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Most Influential 2023
Most Influential 2023: The People Who Defined the Year in Crypto
Every year, CoinDesk puts together the Most Influential list memorializing the people, themes, and stories that made an impact — positive or negative — on crypto, blockchain and Web3. CoinDesk's head of magazine Ben Schiller reveals the results for this year. For ten of the entrees, CoinDesk also asked select digital artists to create NFTs of the honorees.

Stani Kulechov Defied Crypto Winter
With upgrades to the Aave lending/borrowing protocol and Lens, an open-source social media protocol, the Estonian native kept BUIDLing in a down-market.

Coldie: Pascal Gauthier Has 'Strong Features' in Personality and Facial Makeup
The artist made an NFT of the crypto hardware wallet executive for our Most Influential package.

Die With the Most Likes: Elizabeth Warren in the Style of 'Relentless. Ground. Beef'
The artist made an NFT of the U.S. senator, lead of an "anti-crypto army," for our Most Influential package.

LOGIK: Tieshun 'Pacman' Roquerre 'Knows His S--t'
The artist made an NFT of the Blur and Blast founder for our Most Influential package.

Michael Kutsche: Caroline Ellison Had Her Mind 'Hijacked'
The artist made an NFT of the former Alameda Research executive for our Most Influential package.

Efdot: Racer 'Likes to Move Fast and Innovate'
The artist made an NFT of the Friend.tech co-founder for our Most Influential package.

Rebecca Rose: 'What Goes on Inside That Brain' of Jesse Pollak's?
The artist made an NFT of the Base leader for our Most Influential package.

P1A: Refik Anadol Explores 'Boundaries of Creativity'
The artist made an NFT of Refik Anadol, another artist, for our Most Influential package.

La Vaun: Envisioning Brad Garlinghouse as 'This Strategic Commander'
The artist made an NFT of the Ripple Labs CEO for our Most Influential package.
