Most Influential 2021


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Most Influential 2021: Isaiah Jackson

The “Bitcoin & Black America” author continues to inspire.

(Adam B. Levine/Pixelmind.ai)

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Strike CEO Jack Mallers on El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption

Jack Mallers, Strike CEO and a top 10 winner of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2021, shares insights into his mission to bank the unbanked that has led him to spread bitcoin adoption across El Salvador.

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Most Influential 2021: Elon Musk

The impresario runs hot and cold on crypto, confusing fans and detractors alike. But his market influence is undeniable.

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Most Influential 2021: Jack Mallers

The CEO of Bitcoin payments app Strike helped birth El Salvador’s BTC move this year. He still sees himself as a “pleb,” not an influencer.

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Most Influential 2021: Sam Bankman-Fried

His FTX juggernaut is naming sports stadiums and placing ads at the World Series. But the entrepreneur is remaining humble.

(Pindar Van Arman/CoinDesk)

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CoinDesk Publishes 2021 Most Influential List

CoinDesk unveiled its 2021 Most Influential List, a selection of 50 people who helped push the industry forward this year. NFTs of the top 10 are available at platforms like SuperRare and Foundation, with up to 20% of the sales going to charities of the artists’ choice. CoinDesk's Ben Schiller shares his insights. Check out the full list here: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/12/07/coindesk-most-influential-2021/

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Most Influential 2021: The Developers Who Wrote Bitcoin’s Taproot Upgrade

With Taproot, Bitcoin has gained a valuable set of tools for developers to integrate new features that will improve privacy, scalability and security.

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Most Influential 2021: Roham Gharegozlou

The man behind CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot has big plans for digital sports and the open metaverse. The future is meow.

(Panter Xhita/CoinDesk)

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Most Influential 2021: Mark Cuban

“It will have the same impact on business and consumers as the internet did, if not more.”

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Most Influential 2021: Willy Woo

For building a 21st century media empire.

(Adam B. Levine/Pixelmind.ai)

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