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Most Influential 2025's Honorable Mentions
The crypto industry is ever-growing and ever-changing. It would be difficult to summarize it in 50 names. Here are a few final individuals and entities we wanted to make note of this year.
Most Influential: Hsiao-Wei Wang and Tomasz K. Stańczak
The Ethereum Foundation’s new leaders hope to bring in a new era for the second-largest cryptocurrency.
Most Influential: Luke Dashjr
The veteran Bitcoin developer is at the forefront of one of the most hotly-discussed debates in crypto — what the original blockchain network should be used for.
Most Influential: Jeff Yan
Jeff Yan, founder of Hyperliquid, has quietly built a $308 billion volume DEX with over half a million users, influencing DeFi while avoiding public attention.
Most Influential: The Solana Developers
Solana’s 2025 has proven that its builders and its culture continue to keep its ecosystem in crypto’s cultural zeitgeist.
DraftKings enters prediction markets with CFTC-approved app for real-world events
The sports-betting giant enters the growing world of event contracts with CFTC-registered DraftKings Predictions in 38 states.
Wall Street bank JPMorgan says stablecoin market could grow to $600 billion by 2028
The bank said stablecoin growth is still mostly driven by crypto trading, and rising payments use may boost velocity more than supply.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Jumps 4.6% as All Constituents Trade Higher
Sui (SUI) gained 7% and Solana (SOL) rose 6.9%, leading the index higher.
Poland’s lower house approves crypto law again, sends vetoed bill back to Senate
The Sejm passed the same version of the Crypto-Asset Market Act previously rejected by President Nawrocki, escalating political tensions.
Re-litigating the GENIUS Act Brings Risk and No Rewards
If bipartisan agreements like the GENIUS Act can be immediately reopened whenever an incumbent industry dislikes their competitive implications, legislative compromise becomes impossible, argues Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger.
Bitcoin gains as yen surprisingly tumbles after BOJ rate hike: Crypto Daybook Americas
Your day-ahead look for Dec. 19, 2025
Jump Trading sued for $4 billion in connection to Do Kwon’s Terra Labs collapse: WSJ
The administrator winding down what remains of Terraform is suing Jump Trading, accusing it of contributing to its demise while profiting illegally.
Oracle TikTok deal lifts AI mining stocks as bitcoin tags $88,000
Oracle shares jumped 6% in pre-market on Friday as TikTok's U.S. agreement helped calm AI bubble fears after a volatile macro week.
Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin rallies on Japan rate hike as futures traders pile in
BTC rose to $88,000 after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates. The increase, seen as a potential risk-off trigger, failed to spark a flight into the yen.
Ripple expands institutional trading push with TJM partnership
The deal is less about chasing returns and more about access to familiar market structures, regulated intermediaries and predictable settlement.
