{"id":17548,"date":"2022-05-30T17:03:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T11:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zebpay.com\/?p=15183"},"modified":"2022-05-30T17:03:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T11:33:12","slug":"top-5-crypto-influencers-you-must-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zebpay.com\/in\/blog\/top-5-crypto-influencers-you-must-know","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 influential people in crypto"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_66_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zebpay.com\/in\/blog\/top-5-crypto-influencers-you-must-know\/#So_lets_begin_the_list\" title=\"So, let\u2019s begin the list!\">So, let\u2019s begin the list!<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zebpay.com\/in\/blog\/top-5-crypto-influencers-you-must-know\/#Vitalik_Buterin\" title=\"Vitalik Buterin:&nbsp;\">Vitalik Buterin:&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zebpay.com\/in\/blog\/top-5-crypto-influencers-you-must-know\/#Michael_Saylor\" title=\"Michael Saylor:&nbsp;\">Michael Saylor:&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zebpay.com\/in\/blog\/top-5-crypto-influencers-you-must-know\/#Samuel_Bankman-Fried\" title=\"Samuel Bankman-Fried:&nbsp;\">Samuel Bankman-Fried:&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zebpay.com\/in\/blog\/top-5-crypto-influencers-you-must-know\/#Andre_Cronje\" title=\"Andre Cronje:&nbsp;\">Andre Cronje:&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zebpay.com\/in\/blog\/top-5-crypto-influencers-you-must-know\/#Juan_Benet\" title=\"Juan Benet:&nbsp;\">Juan Benet:&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/zebpay.com\/in\/blog\/top-5-crypto-influencers-you-must-know\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Crypto assets have been around for more than a decade now. Over this period, many notable people have carved a niche in the crypto industry. These people have played and continue to play a crucial role in the mainstream adoption of cryptos. These crypto influencers are experts in their domain, can influence market outcomes and can be a great source of learning. One should follow these people to mark the direction in which the larger crypto industry is moving in. So, let\u2019s find out the top five most influential people in crypto and understand who they are!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-so-let-s-begin-the-list\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So_lets_begin_the_list\"><\/span>So, let\u2019s begin the list!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This list marks the people who influence the way the general public looks at crypto. Moreover, these people also act as a fertile ground for the growth of crypto assets for the next decade. So let\u2019s begin the list of top crypto influencers right away.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vitalik_Buterin\"><\/span><strong>Vitalik Buterin:<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Vitalik Buterin is the co-founder of one of the topmost crypto assets in the world: <a href=\"https:\/\/zebpay.com\/in\/buy-ethereum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ethereum<\/a>. In addition to that, he is one of the world\u2019s youngest crypto billionaires. He has been heavily involved in the development of the Bitcoin community. He has also founded the Bitcoin Magazine which is considered one of the oldest and most established sources of news about bitcoin and blockchain technology. Vitalik has a massive following on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VitalikButerin?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> where you can find him sharing some insightful reviews, valuable resources, summaries and commentaries on the latest crypto movements.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Michael_Saylor\"><\/span><strong>Michael Saylor:&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>He is the founder and CEO of MicroStrategy which holds 129,218 Bitcoins as of April 4, 2022. In addition to the holdings by his company, Saylor himself owns about 17,732 Bitcoins. Microstrategy is an enterprise analytics and mobility company which is hailed as the largest publicly traded business intelligence company. He has also created the Saylor Academy which is a free online education platform. Michael is also active on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saylor?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> where he shares his insights about all the recent developments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Samuel_Bankman-Fried\"><\/span><strong>Samuel Bankman-Fried:&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Samuel is the founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/zebpay.com\/in\/buy-ftt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FTX exchange<\/a>. He is also an entrepreneur, billionaire and investor. He manages crypto assets through his qualitative crypto trading firm, Alameda Research. He has made numerous contributions to the crypto-verse and has been pivotal in marrying sports and crypto in the US. His exchange, FTX signed a long-term partnership with Miami Heat, and the club renamed its stadium to FTX Arena. Furthermore, FTX also became the official crypto exchange of Major League Baseball. Follow his <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SBF_FTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> account for staying up to date with his moves.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Andre_Cronje\"><\/span><strong>Andre Cronje:&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Andre is the founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/zebpay.com\/in\/buy-yearnfinance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yearn.Finance<\/a> and an independent decentralised finance developer. He started off with a new kind of token distribution system where all the governance tokens are given to the users involved, rather than the founding team.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Juan_Benet\"><\/span><strong>Juan Benet:&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Juan Benet is the founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/zebpay.com\/blog\/what-is-protocol-labs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Protocol Labs<\/a>. He founded Protocol Labs in 2014 and the following year he founded InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) which is a peer-to-peer data sharing protocol. In 2017, he launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/zebpay.com\/blog\/how-filecoin-works\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Filecoin<\/a> Project which was built on IFPS. Filecoin (<a href=\"https:\/\/zebpay.com\/in\/buy-filecoin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FIL<\/a>) has hit a major milestones in recent years. Recently, he got into a spat with <a href=\"https:\/\/zebpay.com\/in\/buy-tron\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tron<\/a>\u2019s founder Justin Sun over the similarities between Tron\u2019s BitTorrent File System and IPFS. Follow him on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/juanbenet?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> to stay ahead of the curve.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, influential people in crypto are a great source of insights. Furthermore, they help create the fertile ground for tomorrow. By following them, you can stay tuned to what is happening in the crypto industry and make more informed decisions accordingly. Not just that, you can expand your knowledge base by engaging more with the powerhouses of the crypto industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crypto assets have been around for more than a decade now. Over this period, many notable people have carved a niche in the crypto industry. These people have played and continue to play a crucial role in the mainstream adoption of cryptos. 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