CoinDesk Most Influential 2025

Solana’s 2025 has proven that its builders and its culture continue to keep its ecosystem in crypto’s cultural zeitgeist.

Jeff Yan, founder of Hyperliquid, has quietly built a $308 billion volume DEX with over half a million users, influencing...

The veteran Bitcoin developer is at the forefront of one of the most hotly-discussed debates in crypto — what the...

The Ethereum Foundation’s new leaders hope to bring in a new era for the second-largest cryptocurrency.

OpenAI founder Sam Altman brought artificial intelligence into every corner of people’s lives this year, from the way they work...

OpenAI founder Sam Altman brought artificial intelligence into every corner of people’s lives this year, from the way they work...

Pérez-Tasso brought Swift into the blockchain age.

Pérez-Tasso brought Swift into the blockchain age.

When it seemed like many of the states came up with the same bitcoin reserve idea at the same time,...

When it seemed like many of the states came up with the same bitcoin reserve idea at the same time,...