Category CoinDesk Most Influential 2025
Most Influential: Cathie Wood
Throughout crypto’s ups and downs, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood has remained unflaggingly bullish on the industry’s future.
Dec, 11, 2025
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Most Influential: Arthur Hayes
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has re-emerged in recent years as one of the industry’s most consistently influential macro thinkers.
Dec, 11, 2025
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Most Influential: Shayne Coplan
Once mired in legal trouble that included federal probes and law enforcement raids, Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan has emerged victorious...
Dec, 11, 2025
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Most Influential: Sirgoo Lee
Lee shaped the exchange that defines Korea’s crypto market, but even after his exit this year, the country’s hyperactive retail engine will keep mo...
Dec, 11, 2025
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Most Influential: The Social Media Traders
Crypto Twitter’s social media traders turned their X dashboards into public PnL reality shows in 2025, sending billions in volume through memecoins...
Dec, 11, 2025
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