Most Influential 2025’s Honorable Mentions

The cryptocurrency industry is ever-growing and ever-changing, and it’s difficult to summarize the year’s zeitgeist with 50 names alone.

To wrap up CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2025 series, we’re giving an honorable mention to a final slate of nominees, recognizing stories that really took off in the closing months of the year or who were on the cusp of making the list. These names spring from growing segments of the industry like prediction markets, resurging areas like privacy and the well-established companies and personalities.

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