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    1. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

      Pete Rizzo Retweeted CoinDesk

      Now that we’ve got the OMG @coindesk did not validate my preferred echo chamber reactions out of the way... Here’s my take on the 2018 #CryptoInfluencers list.https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/1079784692151402496 …

      Pete Rizzo added,

      CoinDeskVerified account @coindesk
      YOU VOTED. WE DEBATED. WHO’S #1? Our 2018 list of the Top 10 Crypto Influencers is LIVE: http://ow.ly/So1830n97my  #CryptoInfluencers pic.twitter.com/dE332NR9Ak
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    2. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

      2/ The Process First, a bit about the list. 1- There’s a public vote 2- Top 30 names go to the writers 3- Divide staff into 2 teams, with same list. Writers can add 1 person to list 4- 2 teams spend ~2 weeks making 2 lists 5- final meeting for both teams to make final list

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    3. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

      3/ The prompt Many people are always influential. @vitalikbuterin, @aantonop, @lopp etc. We ask 2 Qs: - Does person represent a 2018 trend? - Is this person now more influential than they ever will be or have been? Here’s my take on the people we chose. (Opinions my own)

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    4. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

      4/ @brennasparks0x Brenna did well in voting, but was propelled by strong writer arguments. Ultimately, we felt Brenna represents an underacknowledged demographic by the Twitterati. Real users of crypto who did so out of need for a financial alternative & became evangelists.

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      Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

      5/ @BrennaSparks0x was not chosen becuz she advised @spankchain. If the space is to grow it needs to be inclusive; Brenna is able to bridge 2 communities and evangelize where it's needed. Sex workers are real and using crypto for lack of alternatives:http://ow.ly/mwLw30natos 

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      • BRUYNINCKX Johannes matt lange ᏕᏂᏋᏝ₿Ꭹ ᎮᏗᏒᎥᏕ 🐰 Joshua Late Yanis rr Souza brian thompson Do Dadiada Da Leigh Cuen
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        2. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          6/ @bradydale’s story makes that case well and was one of my favorites from the series:http://ow.ly/Ixnq30natrc 

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        3. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          7/ @jallaire & @psneville It’s hard not to see how Circle isn’t well placed now in US exchange market. No, they don’t have retail (yet), but they own OTC trading and liquidity. A huge differentiator: pioneering USD-C, a forward-thinking effort to displace the dreaded tether

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        4. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          8/ That @coinbase got behind USD-C rather than make their own (See: Gemini and itbit) is telling Not the best year for these two perennial heavyweights but you could argue a quietly very strong one. Circle exits 2018 with a lot of pieces in place:http://ow.ly/UOjK30natxq 

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        5. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          9/ @hesterpeirce Hester has a great story. She’s a regulator in a powerful place. What separates #cryptomom though is she made a choice. She chose to dissent the ETF rejection. You can’t say the same about Giancarlo and Clayton, who were thrust into the bitcoin ETF debate

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        6. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          10/ @tjessop Undoubtedly big year for institutional crypto and @Fidelity’s launch of Digital Asset services was likely its biggest story. Profiling the person who lead the charge, someone who's work was mostly behind the scenes, easy choice.http://ow.ly/JcGO30natD4 

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        7. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          11/ @glenweyl This pick was driven almost entirely by our reporters most embedded on the #ethereum beat @rachelrose and @christinekim. I’ll admit I didn’t know much about Glen before, other than seeing his name on papers with @vitalikbuterin, but he’s a fascinating person

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        8. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          12/ Taxing masculinity? Bidding for ads on clothing? Wild ideas. (See full story: http://ow.ly/wMcX30natHX ) Not all great ideas (maybe), but it's refreshing to see someone willing to challenge orthodoxy and boundaries. It's easy to see what makes him and #ethereum a match

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        9. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          13/ @jedmccaleb McCaleb has built a project that was everywhere this year. As enterprise shifts toward cryptocurrency, #stellar seems to be emerging as the platform of choice. See @Kik, @IBM, @blockchain, etc Jed hasn’t changed either. Quiet builder, who has taken punches

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        10. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          IMO something that's undervalued in this space is appreciating someone's work regardless of whether it fits with your opinion. For all the fly-by-night projects, Stellar/Jed's vision are maturing and isn't that what free market competition is about?http://ow.ly/tHrJ30natQg 

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        11. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          15/ #XRPArmy This felt like an unavoidable choice. @tiffhayden and @xrptrump did really well in the voting but it also felt like a big year for online community building. Say what you will, XRP has written the book on this. The group is also a fascinating sociological study.

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        12. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          16/ If 30% of XRP Army are bots, what about those that aren't? Ordinary people who are leading an online global dialogue? It’s a story that seems uniquely crypto – that people from outside Silicon Valley (some totally anonymous) can hold this type of position

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        13. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          17/ There’s also the grittier details which our story explores, I’ll let that do the talking. My top pick from the series. LINK:http://ow.ly/yA9e30nau28 

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        14. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          18/ @nouriel It was a big year for bears. As the price went down it felt harder to keep Nouriel off the list. I was skeptical. Like a lot of people I’d read his tweets and dismissed him as a troll. Thanks to @ajit and @preston for encouraging me to give him another chance.

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        15. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          19/ I feel like the #crypto community needs to be better at taking it on the chin and proving critics wrong. I also think his core arguments are interesting. Most remind me of people like Johnny Dilley (who believe in bitcoin as sound money), but dismiss other cryptocurrencies

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        16. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          20/ I also think Nouriel's rise this year says more about just how loud you have to be to cut thru the insane noise around crypto I hope to see the day you all in the industry prove @nouriel wrong and we're the better for it:http://ow.ly/6gGP30nau7J 

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        17. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          21/ @starkness Elizabeth might be the 1st person who I think might repeat over multiple years, something our criteria is set up to make very difficult. Let’s face it, 2018's big untold story was the massive growth of #bitcoin's #lightning network and it will be big in 2019

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        18. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          22/ But Elizabeth is also a #BUIDLer, and has cross-industry appeal. Huge individual, two huge trends. Easy selection. Fun fact I once tried to talk starkness out of taking the Lightning CEO job. Good thing she didn’t listen. Great @La__Cuen profile:http://ow.ly/xwTc30naudF 

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        19. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          23/ @cz_binance CZ was, as has happened with our past #1 selections, a pretty unanimous choice. He feels like a man of the times, in all the ways good and bad. I‘ll let @wolfiezhao tell the rest of the story:http://ow.ly/EAoR30nauge 

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        20. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          24/ Now I’m just going to retweet some of my favorite posts shitting on the series (because I think online dialogue is generally hilarious) and I appreciate people who take the time to dump on our work creatively

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        21. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          25/ @DanDarkPill gets my top vote (most creative)pic.twitter.com/6ykdEktmHO

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        22. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          26/ I can't tell if this is a complement but I laughedpic.twitter.com/LJJm0B2Q8Y

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        23. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          27/ @Noobgettinrichpic.twitter.com/SY2HaOnl7M

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        24. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          28/ This one from @TokenHash, who has already called me an idiot somewhere else I thinkpic.twitter.com/v3X42GAa3C

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        25. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          29/ here it ispic.twitter.com/htXyOmloth

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        26. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          30/ Final thoughts... If you didn't like our list this year, there's always next year!

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        27. Pete Rizzo‏ @pete_rizzo_ Jan 2

          2019 #CryptoTwitter Rule: For every tweet you make, you have to talk to 1 real actual person about crypto

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        28. End of conversation

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