#mostinfluential2024 — Public Fediverse posts

Shayne Coplan: He Took Prediction Markets Mainstream - For decades, prediction markets were a backwater, a science experiment.In 2024, Shayne Co... - https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/12/10/shayne-coplan-he-took-prediction-markets-mainstream #mostinfluential2024 #predictionmarkets #polymarket #tech

Illia Polosukhin: A Crypto+AI Pioneer - There are many in the Web3 space who have only recently jumped into AI. Illia Polosukhin ... - https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/12/10/illia-polosukhin-a-crypto-ai-pioneer #mostinfluential2024 #illiapolosukhin #nearprotocol #tech #ai

Fred Thiel: The Michael Saylor of the Bitcoin Mining Industry - Under Fred Thiel's leadership, MARA Holdings (MARA) — previously known as Marathon Digita... - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/12/10/fred-thiel-the-michael-saylor-of-the-bitcoin-mining-industry #marathondigitalholdings #mostinfluential2024 #bitcoinminers #fredthiel #finance

Hunter Horsley and Matt Hougan: The Spot Crypto ETF Champions - The relentless efforts by Bitwise CEO <a href="https://x.com/HHorsley" target="_blank"... - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/12/10/hunter-horsley-and-matt-hougan-the-spot-crypto-etf-champions #mostinfluential2024 #hunterhorsley #matthougan #bitcoinetf #etheretf #finance #bitwise

Howard Lutnick: Tether’s Big Backer - Howard Lutnick's firm, Cantor Fitzgerald, is a prominent Wall Street bond broker and a me... - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/12/10/howard-lutnick-tether-s-big-backer #mostinfluential2024 #cantorfitzgerald #howardlutnick #finance #tether

Helium's Frank Ong: Building Out DePIN's First Big Success Story - As (literally) a thousand DePIN projects bloomed in 2024, they could thank one decentrali... - https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/12/10/heliums-frank-ong-building-out-de-pins-first-big-success-story #mostinfluential2024 #tech

Fairshake: Crypto Titans Use Old-School Dollars to Turn Tide in Congress - Here's the new political calculus for a U.S. congressional candidate: You nod to crypto a... - https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/12/10/fairshake-crypto-titans-use-old-school-dollars-to-turn-tide-in-congress #mostinfluential2024 #policy

Evan Cheng: The Architect of Sui's Object-Oriented Revolution - Evan Cheng didn’t just build another blockchain when he created Sui. He engineered a para... - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/12/10/evan-cheng-the-architect-of-suis-object-oriented-revolution #mostinfluential2024 #evancheng #finance #sui

Tigran Gambaryan: The Star Crypto Investigator Kidnapped by Nigeria - After eight long, harrowing months locked up in a Nigerian prison, Tigran Gambaryan is fi... - https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/12/10/tigran-gambaryan-the-star-crypto-investigator-kidnapped-by-nigeria #mostinfluential2024 #policy

Erik Voorhees: Merging Crypto and AI - “Crypto + AI” is personified by Erik Voorhees. His career has spanned the eras. In 2012, ... - https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/12/10/erik-voorhees-merging-crypto-and-ai #mostinfluential2024 #erikvoorhees #shapeshift #tech #ai

Eric Wall, Udi Wertheimer and Francisco Alarcon: Upgrading Bitcoin With Covenants - Taproot Wizards, a collection of 2,108 JPEGs inscribed on Bitcoin using the Ordina... - https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/12/10/eric-wall-udi-wertheimer-and-francisco-alarcon-upgrading-bitcoin-with-covenants #mostinfluential2024 #taprootwizards #udiwertheimer #tech

Steve Yun: Driving Web3 Adoption Via Telegram - What do hamsters, crypto and Iran’s military have in common? At one point in the summer o... - https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/12/10/steve-yun-driving-web3-adoption-via-telegram #mostinfluential2024 #tonfoundation #telegram #tech

Donald Trump: The Crypto President - The morning after Bitcoin hit $100,000 for the first time, Donald Trump <a href="https... - https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/12/10/donald-trump-the-crypto-president #mostinfluential2024 #policy

David Tse: Bringing Staking to Bitcoin - David Tse is the co-founder of Bitcoin staking protocol Babylon, one of the foremost proj... - https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/12/10/david-tse-bringing-staking-to-bitcoin #mostinfluential2024 #davidtse #babylon #tech

Cynthia Lummis: Laser-Eyed Lawmaker - “Lummis like hummus” reads the press secretary’s signature. It’s a nod to how sometimes p... - https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/12/10/cynthia-lummis-laser-eyed-lawmaker #stablecoinlegislation #mostinfluential2024 #sen.cynthialummis #policy

Ray Chan: Bridging Web2 and Web3 With Memes - 2024 has been the year of the <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/10/07/bit... - https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/12/10/ray-chan-bridging-web2-and-web3-with-memes #mostinfluential2024 #memeland #memecoin #raychan #tech

Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart: The Bloomberg ETF Bros - Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart sit on one of the most traditional finance (TradFi if y... - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/12/05/eric-balchunas-and-james-seyffart-the-bloomberg-etf-bros #mostinfluential2024 #ericbalchunas #jamesseyffart #bloomberg #finance

Matthew Long: The UK’s Crypto Gatekeeper - If the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the gateway for crypto firms to operate in th... - https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/12/10/matthew-long-the-uk-s-crypto-gatekeeper #u.k.financialconductauthority #mostinfluential2024 #policy

Sergio Demian Lerner: Making Bitcoin More Programmable - While the Bitcoin ecosystem has been enjoying a fresh wave of development and engagement ... - https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/12/10/sergio-demian-lerner-making-bitcoin-more-programmable #mostinfluential2024 #sergiolerner #rootstock #tech

Mahesh Ramakrishnan: The DePIN Cheerleader - DePIN was one of the biggest stories in crypto in 2024. From telecoms and energy to mappi... - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/12/10/mahesh-ramakrishnan-the-de-pin-cheerleader #mostinfluential2024 #maheshramakrishnan #finance #depin

Optimism’s Jing Wang and the Widely Adopted OP Stack - Ethereum (<a href="https://www.coindesk.com/price/ethereum/" target="_blank">ETH&lt... - https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/12/10/optimism-s-jing-wang-and-the-widely-adopted-op-stack #mostinfluential2024 #tech