Most Influential: Todd Blanche
The crypto industry praised a memo signed by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche directing the Department of Justice to end “regu...
Most Influential: ZachXBT
ZachXBT still holds the crown as the crypto world’s pseudonymous Sherlock Holmes.
Most Influential: Sergey Nazarov
Chainlink’s co-founder spent 2025 turning oracles, cross-chain messaging and CRE into building blocks for tokenized funds and on-c...
Most Influential: Pavel Durov
The Telegram CEO may stand as the most pivotal figure in the bona fide mass adoption of cryptocurrency.
After 2025’s Test Run, Crypto IPOs Face Their Real Trial in 2026
"2026 is where we find out if crypto IPOs are a durable asset class," according to Laura Katherine Mann, a partner at global law f...
Most Influential: Tom Lee
A longtime fixture on Wall Street, Tom Lee’s pivot to crypto comes as the traditional finance industry is increasingly embracing d...
Most Influential: Changpeng “CZ” Zhao
Zhao’s exit from Binance did little to dim his prominence.
Most Influential: David Bailey
Bailey’s Strategy-inspired bitcoin treasury company, KindlyMD, exemplified the struggles of many of its peers this year.
Most Influential: Jesse Pollak
Base, the layer-2 network incubated by Coinbase, exploded in popularity this year.