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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.

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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.

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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.

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The Making of Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Philosophy: Most Influential 2020

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor tells CoinDesk how he came to see bitcoin as a technology with the potential to rock the monetary world.

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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.

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Looking Back, Moving Forward: Crypto’s Most Influential in 2020

CoinDesk marks its seventh Most Influential list with two CoinDesk Live events Dec. 7-8.

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Who Was Crypto's Most Influential in 2020? Vote Now

CoinDesk's Most Influential list highlights those who helped advance the crypto and blockchain industries, in spite of this year's tragedies.

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Should the Government Have a Say in Where You Can Invest?

NLW discusses forthcoming changes to US accredited investor laws and looks at a trend of DeFi companies looking to become more decentralized in 2020.

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Presenting CoinDesk's Most Influential 2019

Chosen by CoinDesk staff and readers, Most Influential is a selection of people who did exceptional blockchain-y things in 2019.

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CoinDesk's Most Influential 2019: Vote Now for Crypto's Heroes (and Villains)

Who made the biggest contributions to the industry in 2019? Vote now for our annual ranking of the Most Influential in Blockchain.

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