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Most Influential 2021: Anatoly Yakovenko
Solana, a distributed network Yakovenko co-founded, has seen massive growth this year.

Most Influential 2021: Changpeng Zhao
The Binance CEO has taken a more practical approach to regulation this year.

Most Influential 2021: Kristin Smith
The Blockchain Association’s executive director is one of crypto’s staunchest advocates on the Hill.

Most Influential 2021: Random Celebrities Who Discovered Crypto
From Paris Hilton to Jimmy Fallon, crypto was brought into the limelight.

Most Influential 2021: Jack Dorsey
The former CEO of Twitter and Square, now CEO of Block, is building for a world where bitcoin is the native currency of the internet.

Most Influential 2021: Brian Armstrong
Coinbase’s CEO took the U.S.-based exchange public this year in a direct listing on Nasdaq.

Most Influential 2021: Matt Hall and John Watkinson
Larva Labs, the creator of CryptoPunks, is working with a Hollywood powerhouse to expand the NFT brand.

Most Influential 2021: Robert Leshner
The Compound founder expects the bridge between DeFi and traditional finance to narrow next year.



