CoinDesk Most Influential 2025

Powell’s decisions as Fed chair have continued to have a massive impact on bitcoin and the wider cryptocurrency markets.

Peter Schiff, the outspoken gold advocate and notorious bitcoin critic, has been vindicated by the market’s performance, cementing his stance...

The Tornado Cash developer’s trial this summer is evidence that the crypto industry is still severely lacking regulatory clarity.

The crypto industry praised a memo signed by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche directing the Department of Justice to end...

ZachXBT still holds the crown as the crypto world’s pseudonymous Sherlock Holmes.

Chainlink’s co-founder spent 2025 turning oracles, cross-chain messaging and CRE into building blocks for tokenized funds and on-chain finance.

The Telegram CEO may stand as the most pivotal figure in the bona fide mass adoption of cryptocurrency.

A longtime fixture on Wall Street, Tom Lee’s pivot to crypto comes as the traditional finance industry is increasingly embracing...

Zhao’s exit from Binance did little to dim his prominence.

Despite facing a year of tough conditions for bitcoin treasury companies, Michael Saylor’s Strategy developed new ways to make money...