CZ (Changpeng Zhao) CZ (Changpeng Zhao)
Binance Founder Largest Exchange Regulatory Challenges

Built Binance into the world's largest crypto exchange, continuously facing regulatory pressure from many countries, showing strong resilience and market sense.

SBF (Sam Bankman-Fried) SBF (Sam Bankman-Fried)
FTX Founder Financial Innovator Legal Issues

Founded FTX and quickly became a top exchange, later investigated for financial scandal, shocking the global crypto community.

Vitalik Buterin Vitalik Buterin
Ethereum Founder Blockchain Pioneer Tech Innovator

Launched Ethereum, promoted smart contracts and decentralized applications. Actively promotes network upgrades and social welfare.

Brian Armstrong Brian Armstrong
Coinbase CEO US Compliant Exchange Public Company

Co-founded Coinbase, leading it to become the first public crypto exchange platform, maintaining long-term compliance and policy communication.

Justin Sun Justin Sun
TRON Founder HTX Expansion

Founded TRON blockchain, later acquired HTX. Known for his ability to capitalize on market trends and traffic.

Chang Jia Chang Jia
Bytom Founder Ontology Theory Early Advocate

Early crypto community advocate, proposed blockchain ontology theory, founded Bytom, promoted early development of Chinese blockchain scene.

Hayden Adams Hayden Adams
Uniswap Founder AMM Pioneer DEX Innovation

Created Uniswap protocol, leading DeFi liquidity revolution, making AMM a industry standard.

Gavin Wood Gavin Wood
Polkadot Founder Ethereum Co-founder Tech Architect

Co-founded Ethereum, later created Polkadot, promoting blockchain interoperability and distributed governance technology.

Do Kwon Do Kwon
Terra Founder Stablecoin Experiment Major Collapse

Founded Terra blockchain and UST stablecoin system, later became one of the most controversial figures after the system's catastrophic failure.

Erik Voorhees Erik Voorhees
ShapeShift Founder Early Libertarian Decentralization Advocate

Early Bitcoin evangelist, founded ShapeShift and promoted platform decentralization, advocating financial freedom.

He Yi He Yi
Binance Co-founder Brand Operations

Co-founded Binance, long-term responsible for brand and PR strategy, helping Binance gain voice in global crypto discourse.

Arthur Hayes Arthur Hayes
BitMEX Founder Perpetual Contract Pioneer Legal Settlement

Promoted perpetual contracts as mainstream crypto trading products, faced US legal investigation and later reached settlement.

Sam Kazemian Sam Kazemian
Frax Founder Stablecoin Innovation Protocol Finance

Proposed partial collateral stablecoin model, founded Frax, promoting integration of stablecoin mechanisms and protocol finance.

Ryan Selkis Ryan Selkis
Messari Founder Data Platform Industry Researcher

Founded Messari, building authoritative crypto research and data platform, influencing investment decisions and project ratings.

Lark Davis Lark Davis
YouTube Crypto Channel Content Creator Mass Education

Operating million-subscriber crypto channel, long-term educating about project trends and market conditions, one of the public's earliest windows into Web3.

Andre Cronje Andre Cronje
Yearn Founder DeFi Developer Project Impact

Created Yearn.finance, igniting yield aggregator sector. His projects frequently feature airdrops and innovative mechanisms.

Anatoly Yakovenko Anatoly Yakovenko
Solana Founder High Performance Chain Downtime Controversy

Founded Solana, known for high throughput. Chain faced several downtimes raising decentralization concerns, but ecosystem grows rapidly.

Emin Gün Sirer Emin Gün Sirer
Avalanche Founder Consensus Research Academic Translation

Cornell University professor turned entrepreneur, founded Avalanche, introduced snow consensus mechanism, pushing blockchain performance breakthrough.

Stani Kulechov Stani Kulechov
Aave Founder Liquidity Protocol Web3 Social Experiment

Founded Aave, establishing stable lending system for Ethereum, later experimenting with Lens Protocol for social.

Illia Polosukhin Illia Polosukhin
NEAR Co-founder AI Integration Blockchain UX

Founded NEAR, focusing on usability and developer experience, actively promoting AI and blockchain integration experiments.

Zhu Su Zhu Su
3AC Co-founder Venture Capital Collapse Event

Co-founded Three Arrows Capital, once managing over $10B assets. 2022 Luna collapse led to 3AC bankruptcy, becoming a crypto risk management lesson.

Kyle Davies Kyle Davies
3AC Co-founder Hedge Fund Market Volatility

One of 3AC co-founders, invested heavily in DeFi and blockchain projects. Involved in one of crypto's worst liquidation events with Zhu Su.

Yat Siu Yat Siu
Animoca Brands Founder NFT Investment GameFi Pioneer

Founded Animoca Brands, massively investing in NFT and metaverse games, early promoter of blockchain gaming sector.

Ben Armstrong Ben Armstrong
BitBoy Crypto YouTube Host Controversial Statements

Operated BitBoy Crypto channel, known for aggressive statements and project promotion. Once delisted from platform due to token promotion controversy.

Laura Shin Laura Shin
Unchained Podcast Host Crypto Journalist Deep Reporting

Senior journalist focusing early on crypto, hosting Unchained podcast, deeply exposing many industry insights.

Cobie Cobie
UpOnly Podcast Industry Commentator Market Prediction

Gained reputation through unique perspective and high hit-rate predictions, UpOnly podcast highly influential. Sometimes controversial for satirical tweets.

Ledger Ledger
UpOnly Co-host Market Sentiment Research Social Active

Another host of UpOnly podcast, known for humor and community interaction. Guides newcomers in understanding complex crypto topics.

Anthony Pompliano Anthony Pompliano
Pomp Podcast Bitcoin Evangelist Venture Capitalist

Bitcoin-focused narrative, created high-subscription podcast show, important bridge between Wall Street and crypto world.

Hasu Hasu
Research Partner Protocol Analysis Market Commentary

Known for in-depth protocol analysis and market commentary, research partner at Paradigm, influential voice in crypto research.

Dovey Wan Dovey Wan
Primitive Ventures Partner China-US Bridge Independent Voice

Active Chinese-English investor, providing opinion exchange channel for Chinese and Western Web3 circles. Known for sharp style.

Caroline Ellison Caroline Ellison
Alameda Research CEO FTX Related Legal Cooperation

Managed Alameda funds, later sued by US for FTX collapse, became key witness for investigation.

Balaji Srinivasan Balaji Srinivasan
Former Coinbase CTO Futurist Tech Evangelist

Former Coinbase CTO, advocating blockchain change social organization form, actively promoting network country and crypto freedom concept.

Chris Burniske Chris Burniske
Placeholder VC Crypto Investor Value Investment

Promotes long-term crypto value investment logic, pushing Ethereum early institutional layout.

Raoul Pal Raoul Pal
Real Vision Founder Macro Economy Bitcoin Bull

Former Goldman Sachs trader, transformed into crypto and macro strategy analyst, profound and widely influential views.

Scott Melker Scott Melker
The Wolf of All Streets Podcast Host Trade Education

Operated podcast and YouTube channel, focusing on education and crypto trading psychology construction.

Alex Svanevik Alex Svanevik
Nansen CEO Chain Data Intelligence Tool

Founded chain analysis platform Nansen, making chain fund movement transparent, assisting a large number of decision-makers.

Sam Bankman-Fried Jr Sam Bankman-Fried Jr
SBF Meme Account Satirical Content Public Opinion

Satirical account imitating SBF event, spreading industry views and criticism through humorous form, forming social viral impact.

Irene Zhao Irene Zhao
Social Graph Memeland NFT Host

Operated personal Meme community and issued NFT, exploring "personal brand as protocol" social economic model.

Jack Butcher Jack Butcher
Visualize Value Checks Open Edition Promoter

Used minimalist NFT project《Checks》to promote image expression in chain creative experiment, causing widespread replication effect.

Beeple (Mike Winkelmann) Beeple (Mike Winkelmann)
Digital Artist NFT Auction Visual Style

Work《Everydays》sold for $69 million, breaking traditional art's prejudice against digital art.

Star Xu (Xingming Xu) Star Xu (Xingming Xu)
OKX Founder Global Trading Platform Early Layout

Founded OKCoin and developed into OKX, leading platform to global market, sticking to Chinese local operation in early compliance turmoil.

Haider Rafique Haider Rafique
OKX Chief Marketing Officer Brand Upgrade Global Expansion

Promoted OKX global brand, led sports marketing and strategic brand cooperation, turning it into Web3 pioneer trading platform.

Haiteng (Haiteng) Haiteng (Haiteng)
OKX Executive Market Leader Content Marketing

Active in Web3 community communication, presided over OKX external strategy content direction, using hotspots to enhance brand influence.

Fred Ehrsam Fred Ehrsam
Coinbase Co-founder Paradigm Investor Early Advocate

Co-founded Coinbase, later turned to risk investment and founded Paradigm, supporting a large number of early protocols.

Jihan Wu (Wu Jihang) Jihan Wu (Wu Jihang)
Matrixport Founder Former Bitmain CEO BCH Promoter

Former Bitmain CEO, led BCH fork event, after creating Matrixport, layout financial infrastructure.

Kevin Zhou Kevin Zhou
Galois Capital Founder Quantitative Trading Luna Collapse Predictor

Became famous for accurate prediction of Terra/Luna collapse, representing rational hedging perspective.

Robert Leshner Robert Leshner
Compound Founder Algorithm Interest Market DeFi Infrastructure

Launched Compound protocol, providing algorithm lending model for DeFi, promoting "DeFi Summer".

Dan Held Dan Held
Bitcoin Evangelist Educational Media Former Kraken Executive

Long-term promoting Bitcoin cognition popularization, former Kraken growth executive, later turned to independent preaching.

Justin Bons Justin Bons
Cyber Capital CIO Crypto Debater Ethereum Supporter

Became famous for public and in-depth analysis of industry controversial topics, once turned from Bitcoin to support Ethereum and PoS model.

Natalie Brunell Natalie Brunell
Coin Stories Host Bitcoin Evangelist Financial Background

Hosted Coin Stories podcast, conveying BTC concept in simple language, actively speaking in mainstream media.

Layah Heilpern Layah Heilpern
Bitcoin Extremist Libertarian Advocate Media Person

Voiced Libertarian stance, long-term promoting BTC and freedom financial concept, supporting extreme out-of-control viewpoint.

Ivan on Tech Ivan on Tech
YouTuber Crypto Education Moralis Co-founder

Early out-of-the-box education content, later created Moralis tool platform, pushing developers into Web3.

Eric Wall Eric Wall
The Simp CEO Meme Economy Research Crypto Satire

Used satire and theory to deconstruct industry sentiment, one of the voices able to combine hard-core analysis with entertainment.

DegenSpartan DegenSpartan
Crypto Anonymous Number Satirical Expression DeFi Practitioner

Active for many years under anonymous image, providing industry commentary and strategy interpretation, emphasizing token economy practicalism.

Jesse Powell Jesse Powell
Kraken Founder Compliance Pioneer Industry Defender

Founded Kraken, creating regulated mainstream exchange. Avoided multiple industry turmoil due to compliance, establishing long-term trust.

Meltem Demirors Meltem Demirors
CoinShares Chief Strategy Officer Female Leader Industry Voice

Led CoinShares asset management, active in industry policy and public education, advocating transparency and compliance.

Katie Haun Katie Haun
Haun Ventures Founder Former Prosecutor Web3 Investment Expert

Transitioned from prosecutor to risk investor, actively supporting many well-known crypto projects, promoting industry legal compliance development.

Elizabeth Stark Elizabeth Stark
Lightning Labs Founder Bitcoin Second Layer Technology Innovation Promoter

Led Lightning Network development, pushing Bitcoin second layer network expansion, achieving higher transaction efficiency.

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
Venture Capital Institution Web3 Giant Ecosystem Supporter

As top venture capital institution, early layout multiple chains and projects, actively supporting Web3 ecosystem construction and entrepreneurs.

WLFI Foundation WLFI Foundation
Trump Family Foundation

A crypto-financial platform initiated by the Trump family, the 45th and 47th President of the United States. The foundation serves as an important tool for the Trump family's participation in cryptocurrency. WLFI is registered in Delaware, USA. The founding team includes Eric Trump, son of Donald Trump, and real estate businessman Zach Witkoff. Initially, the Trump family held about 60% of WLFI shares, later reduced to 40% due to regulatory pressure.

MGX MGX
Abu Dhabi National Fund Artificial Intelligence Fintech

MGX is a national-level technology fund based in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Its full name is MGX Artificial Intelligence and Infrastructure Fund. This is a large investment fund funded by the Abu Dhabi government, focusing on the field of 'Artificial Intelligence + Fintech'.