The Rags-to-Riches Capitalist Behind Britain’s Most Influential Think Tank
Clive Cowdery is arguably the most influential non-politician in UK politics today. His proteges at the Resolution Foundation, a think…
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Policymakers Dominated Most Influential 2025
CoinDesk began presenting its annual Most Influential list this week, recognizing the individuals and groups we believe had the greatest…
Most Influential: Changpeng “CZ” Zhao
After stepping down as CEO of Binance in 2023 and serving a brief prison sentence for violating the federal Bank…
Most Influential: Tom Lee
Thomas “Tom” Lee has been a fixture on Wall Street for some time, and his recent pivot into crypto signals…
Most Influential: Jesse Pollak
Jesse Pollak, best known as the creator behind American crypto exchange Coinbase’s layer-2 network Base, has been seen as the…
Most Influential: Michael Saylor
Last year, Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy (MSTR), stood among the most influential figures in the bitcoin ecosystem. His…
Most Influential: David Bailey
Among other things, 2025 will surely be remembered for the mania and then stunning collapse of hastily formed bitcoin treasury…
Most Influential: Cathie Wood
It says a lot about the ever-bullish outlook of Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood that she predicted bitcoin to reach…
Most Influential: Brandon and Howard Lutnick
Stablecoin issuer Tether has north of $180 billion in its namesake stablecoin USDT USDT$1.0001 circulating, with comfortable assurances from one…
Most Influential: Paolo Ardoino
In 2025, Paolo Ardoino, CEO of the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, went from being simply another cryptocurrency executive…