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Investing Millions to Orchestrate an Open Metaverse
The co-founder of $5.9 billion gaming giant Animoca Brands has made the development of a single, connected virtual world where users can interact across platforms the cornerstone of his investment strategy. That’s why Yat Siu is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.
The Artist/CEO Generating $1.4B – and Growing – in Generative Art Sales
Blockchain-based algorithmic art is bucking the downward market trend of NFTs and one of the most popular platforms supporting this work is five-year-old Art Blocks. That’s why artist and CEO Erick Calderon is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.
‘We Are All F****d’: The Developers of Tornado Cash and the Future of Crypto
The arrest of a web developer for the now-sanctioned currency mixer Tornado Cash has raised questions about whom states can hold responsible when bad actors use software to commit crimes. That's why Alexey Pertsev is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.
The Four Horsemen of the Cryptocalypse
Move over, war, famine, pestilence and death. Meet the CEOs of Terraform Labs, Three Arrows Capital, Celsius Network and Voyager Digital. For blowing up crypto, Do Kwon, Su Zhu, Alex Mashinsky and Stephen Ehrlich are four of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.
Ethereum Pulled Off The Year’s Biggest Blockchain Event
It was no small task for the hundreds of developers and client teams to build, coordinate, and successfully swap out Ethereum’s core from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake. That’s why Vitalik Buterin and Ethereum developers are among CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.
Zcash Doesn’t Need Your Trust
For years, the Electric Coin Company has been breaking new ground with zero-knowledge proofs. This year it radically improved privacy on its Zcash protocol, even as the right to use it is under attack. That’s why CEO Zooko Wilcox is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.
Balaji Srinivasan-The Man Who Called COVID: Most Influential 2020
Angel investor Balaji Srinivasan discusses his early warnings on coronavirus, his tussles with the media, his bullish outlook for blockchain tech and more in a free-flowing conversation with CoinDesk executive editor Marc Hochstein.
Hayden Adams-King of the DeFi Degens: 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.
Hayden Adams-King of the DeFi Degens: 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.
Jesse Powell-From Gamer to Banker: Most Influential 2020
Kraken CEO Jesse Powell first learned about crypto through virtual world gaming. In this interview with CoinDesk's Nathan DiCamillo, Powell explains how he desires to create a real world scenario where bitcoin reaches "escape velocity" by embedding crypto in the traditional economy.