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3 years ago
Rishi Sunak Has the Power to Make His Crypto Dreams Come True. Will He?
As finance minister earlier this year he backed measures for regulating stablecoins and boldly declared he would turn the U.K. into an inter...
3 years ago
The Members of Congress Who Have Stablecoin Issuers Watching Their Next Moves
Anticipation for a crypto bill out of the House Financial Services Committee ran so high this year that stablecoin issuers have been trying...
3 years ago
Guiding the Chinese Central Bank Digital Currency the World Admires and Fears
Many nations, especially the economic superpowers, began the year in fear of being left behind by China’s relentless progress with its digit...
3 years ago
Left Behind by the Merge, but Still Fighting
The spectacular success of the Merge obscured the stories of those who were left behind, the Ethereum proof-of-work miners who lost their li...
3 years ago
The OG Streetwear Designer Fighting for NFT Creator Royalties
When 20-year-old streetwear brand The Hundreds jumped into Web3 last year, its loyal fans spent upwards of $100 million on its NFTs. This ye...
3 years ago
Blending the World’s Most Successful Loyalty Program With Web3
The brains behind Starbucks Rewards, which now counts 60 million members worldwide, is back to design Starbucks Odyssey, a Web3 loyalty prog...
3 years ago
The Teen Dropping $20M in NFTs
Following his breakout year as an NFT artist, this 19-year old sold a generative art collection of "paint drop" NFTs for $20 million. That’s...
3 years ago
Miladys NFT Community Is the Counterculture to Cancel Culture
The uncanny, anime-inspired, profile pictures invite conversations about whether the sins of the creator are laid upon the creation. That’s...
3 years ago
The Organizer of the Freedom Convoy Who Got Its Crypto Assets Frozen
Canada’s trucker protest organizers unwittingly taught us that a private citizen in that country can successfully petition a judge to freeze...
3 years ago
Don’t Let the Neckwear Fool You
This anonymous account has been converting TradFi Toms into crypto bros. That’s why BowTied Bull is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.
3 years ago
Stablecoin Issuer Circle Cancels Plan to Go Public
The firm had announced plans to go public in July of 2021.
3 years ago
All Aboard! Chartering the Mainstream Party Boat to the Island of Web3
Born in the depths of the pandemic, the Vayner3 consultancy has guided many of the biggest mainstream companies into Web3. That’s why Avery...
3 years ago
Coordinating the Federal Government's Approach to Crypto
President Joe Biden raised the hopes of the U.S. crypto industry by signing an executive order that directed federal entities to better regu...
3 years ago
The Bitcoiner Who Stood Up to Toxicity
Nic Carter, a commentator and venture capitalist, has taken a stand against toxic Bitcoin maximalism. That’s why he is one of CoinDesk’s Mos...
3 years ago
The ‘Good Cop and Bad Cop’ of US Crypto Regulations
The ongoing tug-of-war between the top two federal regulatory agencies keeps the crypto industry on its toes. That’s why Gary Gensler and Ro...
3 years ago
The Bullied Takes the Bully to Court
David beat Goliath in an Oslo courtroom in September, establishing a legal precedent for the freedom to say a self-proclaimed inventor of Bi...
3 years ago
The 'Crocodile of Wall Street' and Her Husband Face Trial
Words fail to describe the infamous crypto couple who allegedly laundered $4.5 billion. He’s behind bars and she’s put her raunchy rap video...
3 years ago
The Everyman of Crypto Twitter
The host of “Up Only” podcast has tracked the scams and issues with crypto in real time, even taking down an inside trader at Coinbase. That...
3 years ago
The Force Behind a 1% Tax That Crushed Indian Crypto Trading
All signs indicate India’s powerful finance minister disdains cryptocurrencies, and now she is setting the G-20 agenda for how the world's e...
3 years ago
He Who Should Not Have an Impact on Crypto
Crypto aspires to function without monetary oversight, but this year the U.S. Federal Reserve’s chair proved how far from reality this goal...
3 years ago
BlackRock CEO’s Crypto About-Face
The actions by the head of the $10 trillion asset manager say to the world that crypto is ready for mainstream investment. That’s why Larry...