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Rune Christensen Is Making Digital Assets Real

The co-founder of MakerDAO says his biggest achievement this year was bringing real-world assets, like U.S. Treasuries, on-chain and at scale.

Image of Rune Christensen, co-founder of MakerDAO

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Refik Anadol's AI-Driven Work Breaks Big in 2023

Digital artist Refik Anadol's creatively sculpted imaginations generated wonder and discussion as he brought his data-generated artwork from the blockchain to the world’s largest screens.

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Brad Garlinghouse Is 2023's Comeback King With XRP's Win Over SEC

Ripple's CEO emerged triumphant this year in legal cases with big implications for crypto's future. He couldn't have done it without the XRP Army.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (La Vaun)

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Sam Altman: The World That Sam Made

From ChatGPT to Worldcoin, Sam Altman changed everything in 2023.

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Brian Armstrong of Coinbase Is Crypto's Last Big Man Standing

With CZ gone at Binance, and SBF set for prison, Brian Armstrong is the biggest big gun still in the hot seat. Having launched its own layer-2 blockchain and derivatives exchange this year, and ETFs looking poised to launch in 2024, Coinbase looks well positioned to ride crypto's next wave.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

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Gary Gensler: The Crypto Lightning Rod Who Runs the SEC

No regulator or law enforcement official had as much influence on crypto this year. But is the SEC chair singled out too much by critics?

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

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PayPal's Jose Fernandez da Ponte: Stablecoins for All

The payments giant debuted its own Ethereum-based U.S. dollar stablecoin this year, offering serious competition to existing market leaders such as Tether's USDT and Circle's USDC.

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Paolo Ardoino: The Hardest Working Man in Crypto

The newly promoted CEO of Tether is looking to diversify the firm's investments after a banner year where the stablecoin giant is on track to profit $4.5 billion.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

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Lido DAO Democratized ETH Staking, Then Dominated It

Lido has become a victim of its own success, attracting criticism as its share of staked ether has grown to nearly one-third. That's why it's one of CoinDesk's Most Influential of 2023.

Lido's boosters say it has helped keep Etheruem staking from falling into the hands of a few large actors. (Image by Mason Webb)

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Jenny Johnson Has 76-Year-Old Franklin Templeton Learning Blockchain Tricks

The $1.33 trillion asset manager was viewed as old-fashioned, but its CEO is at the forefront of Wall Street's embrace of bitcoin ETFs and crypto technology.

Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

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