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Most Influential 2024
Shayne Coplan: He Took Prediction Markets Mainstream
In so doing, Polymarket's founder demonstrated a real-world consumer use case for crypto, earning him a spot on CoinDesk's Most Influential 2024 list.
IIlia Polosukhin: A Crypto+AI Pioneer
The co-founder of NEAR is working to create a full ecosystem for decentralized AI.
Hunter Horsley and Matt Hougan: The Spot Crypto ETF Champions
The two Bitwise executives have worked tirelessly to get crypto exchange-traded funds approved by the SEC, and this year they finally succeeded.
Fred Thiel: The Michael Saylor of the Bitcoin Mining Industry
The CEO of MARA Holdings has gone all-in on bitcoin, adding billions of dollars worth of the world’s largest cryptocurrency to MARA’s balance sheet.
Howard Lutnick: Tether’s Big Backer
The CEO of prominent bond broker Cantor Fitzgerald played a major role in validating Tether this year by vouching for its reserves.
Helium's Frank Mong: Building Out DePIN's First Big Success Story
Helium was a DePIN long before DePIN was a word. Long-time COO Mong is gratified to see (literally) a thousand projects emulating its economic model in 2024.
Fairshake: Crypto Titans Use Old-School Dollars to Turn Tide in Congress
The industry went from pariah in Washington to being a top political player in less than two years, thanks in part to unlimited spending and hard-nosed tactics.
Evan Cheng: The Architect of Sui's Object-Oriented Revolution
Sui is re-thinking what blockchains can be. And this year, many of Wall Street's largest institutions are taking note.
Erik Voorhees: Merging Crypto and AI
The founder of DEX ShapeShift has launched a new AI platform that’s meant to be a safer and more neutral alternative to ChatGPT and Claude.
Tigran Gambaryan: The Star Crypto Investigator Kidnapped by Nigeria
The star IRS investigator-turned-executive was unlawfully detained by Nigeria and charged with tax evasion for Binance. His case shocked the crypto industry.
