Crypto
First Mover Americas: Goldman to Spend Big on Crypto Post-FTX
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 6, 2022.

UK Financial Regulator Seeks Comments on Ad Approval Process for Crypto
Only companies with Financial Conduct Authority permission will be able to approve promotional material.

Most Influential 2022: The People Who Defined the Year in Crypto
CoinDesk unveiled its 2022 Most Influential list, the definitive list of the biggest change makers in crypto, blockchain and Web3 this year. CoinDesk Head of Magazine Ben Schiller discusses the rankings and partnerships with artists to immortalize on-chain a number of winners. Plus, insights into the launch of "Consensus Magazine" and how viewers can claim DESK tokens.

The Organizer of the Freedom Convoy Who Got Its Crypto Assets Seized
Canada’s trucker protest leaders unwittingly taught us that a private citizen in that country can successfully petition a judge to seize someone else’s crypto. That's why Tamara Lich is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Don’t Let the Neckwear Fool You
This anonymous account has been converting TradFi toffs into crypto bros. That’s why BowTied Bull is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

And Then There Was One
In an astonishing six months as crypto winter hobbled even well-funded crypto companies, Binance defended its position at the top of all crypto exchanges and took down its $40 billion rival, FTX. That’s why Changpeng Zhao is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Misfortune Favors the Crypto Mouthpiece
The Bourne trilogy actor’s Crypto.com ad is a proxy for all the cringe-inducing celebrity crypto shills you wish you could unsee. That’s why Matt Damon is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Guns, Ammo and Crypto: How A Ukraine Minister May Have Forever Altered Wars
The government of Ukraine has raised an unprecedented $178 million in crypto for its defense. That’s why Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Still the Face of Crypto
The 30-year-old CEO of FTX shocked the world when his $40 billion crypto empire collapsed last month, with billions in customer assets still unaccounted. That's why Sam Bankman-Fried is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.
