Santa’s Crypto
Nice List 2024
Santa’s Crypto Nice List 2024
These seven crypto industry figures landed on Ol’ Saint Nick's “nice
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Santa made his list and he checked it twice, and Decrypt has all the tea on
who's been naughty or nice in the crypto industry over the past year.
From crypto CEOs who advocate for the industry to NFT project founders who use
their good fortune to help others, several Web3 workhorses made their way onto
Saint Nick's “nice list” this year. Here's who can expect presents
under the tree when Santa comes to town.
Brian Armstrong
Brian Armstrong is the face of the digital assets industry's fight for
more favorable regulations in the U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США).
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. Image: Coinbase
The soft-spoken CEO of Coinbase spent ample time in Washington• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США) » Населенные пункты США » Города США » Вашингтон this year,
participating in discussions with Republican and Democratic lawmakers• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США) » Государственное устройство США » Конгресс США
• Объект организация » Организации по алфавиту » Организации на Ко » Конгресс США
• Государство » Государственное устройство США » Конгресс США alike on
the future of crypto in the U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США). Meanwhile, Armstrong’s team led initiatives
to center digital assets-related issues in the 2024 U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США). elections• Государство » Выборы, sponsoring
studies on crypto holders' political leanings and facilitating Republican
candidate Donald Trump's push to accept campaign donations in crypto.
Armstrong and his team were instrumental in building up pro-crypto super PAC
Fairshake's $200 million war chest . Coinbase donated roughly $50 million
each to Fairshake between 2023 and 2024, helping secure the election of the
most pro-crypto U.S. Congress• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США) » Государственное устройство США » Конгресс США
• Объект организация » Организации по алфавиту » Организации на Ко » Конгресс США
• Государство » Государственное устройство США » Конгресс США ever .
Carlos Domingo
Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo is the face of the crypto industry’s
tokenization craze —a trend that has helped catapult digital asset prices to
new heights in 2024. In June, the executive delivered testimony on Capitol
Hill• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США) » Государственное устройство США » Конгресс США
• Объект организация » Организации по алфавиту » Организации на Ко » Конгресс США
• Государство » Государственное устройство США » Конгресс США about the importance of real-world asset tokenization and its
implications for the future of finance. Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo. Photo:
Carlos Domingo
Domingo is also an important ally to institutional investors looking to pour
funds into crypto. Earlier this year, the Spanish founder's tokenization
platform partnered with BlackRock• Объект бренды » Бренды на b » Blackrock to launch the investment titan's USD• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Доллар США
Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL).
Michael Saylor
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor has continued to be a fierce advocate for
Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin, adding more than $15 billion worth of the world’s oldest
cryptocurrency• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта to his company’s balance sheet in the last few weeks ,
according to the compan y’s filing with U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США). regulators.
Saylor’s firm holds 423,650 Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin (worth $41.5 billion) as of publication
time, the company’s financial statements show. MicroStrategy co-founder and
Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin 2023 in Miami. Source: André
Beganski/Decrypt
Despite HODLing roughly 2% of all the Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin that will ever be mined, Saylor
has contributed to the future of the cryptocurrency• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта in another big way—by
encouraging other tech giants to hold the asset.
Earlier this month, Saylor pitched Microsoft• Объект бренды » Бренды на m » Microsoft’s directors on a proposal to add
Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin to the company’s balance sheet—a proposal its shareholders ultimately
rejected. In addition, he urged Amazon• Объект бренды » Бренды на a » Amazon shareholders to also nudge the delivery
company toward investing in the digital currency• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта. Many other smaller companies
have also followed MicroStrategy’s playbook.
Maggie Love
Maggie Love is the founder of SheFi, a community for women in the
cryptocurrency• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта industry.
SheFi offers dedicated job boards, courses and networking opportunities for
women, a demographic group that remains largely underrepresented in Web3 and
the broader technology sector.
Less than 15% of startups within the Web3 ecosystem have at least one female
founder, while just 3% have an all-female founding team, according to a Boston
Consulting Group analysis of Crunchbase data.
A year ago, SheFi Summit was an experiment.
Today it's a movement.
Grateful to all 500+ of you who came out to the biggest SheFi Summit yet and
made it incredibly clear:
The frontier is feminine. pic.twitter.com• Коммуникации » Интернет-коммуникации » Интернет-сообщество » Социальные сети » Х (Twitter)/PnuUZgv2Az
— maggie love wu (@maggielove_) July 7, 2024
SheFi is challenging that lack of representation, however.
Since its inception, SheFi has amassed more than 3,000 members, making it one
of the largest women-led communities in crypto.
Edward Snowden• Объект человек » Персоналии по алфавиту » Персоналии на Sn » Сноуден, Эдвард
NSA• Объект организация » Организации по алфавиту » Организации на Аг » Агентство национальной безопасности США whistleblower Edward Snowden• Объект человек » Персоналии по алфавиту » Персоналии на Sn » Сноуден, Эдвард has continued to advocate for privacy rights
at a time when cryptocurrency• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта and blockchain• Информационные технологии » Информационно-коммуникационные технологии » Информационные технологии и телекоммуникации » Базы данных » Публичная база транзакций » Блокчейн
• Высокие технологии » Информационные технологии и телекоммуникации » Базы данных » Публичная база транзакций » Блокчейн network adoption is accelerating.
The vector of development that the internet• Телекоммуникации и связь » Компьютерная сеть » Интернет and society is traveling leads
away from extraordinary people sharing unique beliefs, and toward a tyranny of
mediocrity. It is a preference for "normal" so strong that it extinguishes
excellence; a ruthless allegiance to the average.
— Edward Snowden• Объект человек » Персоналии по алфавиту » Персоналии на Sn » Сноуден, Эдвард (@Snowden• Объект человек » Персоналии по алфавиту » Персоналии на Sn » Сноуден, Эдвард) September 16, 2024
At the annual Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin conference in Nashville, TN, this summer, Snowden• Объект человек » Персоналии по алфавиту » Персоналии на Sn » Сноуден, Эдвард warned
the conference’s attendees to vote• Государство » Выборы » Голосование independently in the upcoming U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США).
presidential elections• Государство » Выборы, which posed major consequences for the future of the
crypto industry. He also flagged that governments could use artificial
intelligence-powered tools to mine people’s metadata—a much-needed warning at
a time when the use of AI tools is gaining traction.
Luca Netz
Pudgy Penguins CEO and IP owner Luca Netz has built an NFT empire of adorable
avian creatures despite a deep downturn in the market for crypto collectibles.
Pudgy Penguins’ remarkable growth kicked into high gear with the launch of
Webkinz-like Pudgy World in 2024, and it was later helped by the hype around
its upcoming Solana-based PENGU token launch .
The future is tokenized ð§ pic.twitter.com• Коммуникации » Интернет-коммуникации » Интернет-сообщество » Социальные сети » Х (Twitter)/ismhUS5KLW
— Luca Netz ð§✳️ (@LucaNetz) December 8, 2024
Pudgy Penguins’ floor price—meaning the price of a given collection's
least valuable token—surged to an all-time high of about $134,000 worth of
Ethereum in mid-December, more than tripling in price since the start of the
year, CoinGecko data shows. It’s the second most valuable profile picture
(PFP) project on the market as of this writing, behind only the influential
CryptoPunks.
Pudgy Penguins also continued to waddle its way into the hearts of mainstream
consumers in 2024, as its real-world toy collection expanded into Walmart• Объект бренды » Бренды на w » Walmart,
Target• Объект бренды » Бренды на t » Target, and Walgreens• Объект бренды » Бренды на w » Walgreens shelves across the U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США). and Canada.
In addition to his work on Pudgy Penguins, Netz is also a devoted angel
investor to several Web3 projects, including women-led companies such as
Chipped.
Gracy Chen
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen has led the world's 11th-largest exchange by daily
trading volume since May 2024. And despite the newness of her tenure, Chen is
already making her mark.
Chen helped the trading platform strike a major deal with Spanish soccer
league La Liga• Спорт » Виды спорта » Футбол » Футбол в Испании » Чемпионат Испании по футболу
• Спорт » Спорт в Испании » Футбол в Испании » Чемпионат Испании по футболу, raising the exchange’s profile in Europe and Latin America.
And under her leadership, Bitget also expanded its presence in Europe,
establishing its first regional hub in Lithuania. Bitget CEO Gracy Chen.
Photo: Gracy Chen
The moves are part of the platform's broader strategy to court new users
in markets throughout the world. Meanwhile, Chen’s Bitget has promoted the
development of the crypto industry through its $100 million “Web3 Fund.”
In addition to her work at Bitget, the executive has also spearheaded
charitable programs such as Blockchain4Her, an initiative that aims to promote
gender inclusivity and diversity in the crypto industry. Chen is also a
delegate to the United Nations’ Conference on the Status of Women.
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