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⁠NFTs and DeFi are revolutionizing real estate investing and homeownership — Here’s how NFTs, DeFi, crypto-backed mortgages and fractionalized ownership are the new trends set to alter the face of real estate investing i…

⁠Georgia lawmakers consider giving crypto miners tax exemptions in new bill The state is expected to have 56,000 Bitmain miners operating by October as part of an agreement with Bitmain, ISW Holdings, and Bit5iv.

⁠Fed's Lael Brainard hints at US playing a lead role in development of CBDCs “A U.S. CBDC may be one potential way to ensure that people around the world who use the dollar can continue to rely on the strength and safety…

⁠Finance Redefined: Axelar becomes a unicorn, new ETH addresses hit 1.5M per month, Feb. 11–18 Blockchain platform Axelar surpasses $1-billion valuation, Ethereum’s on-chain metrics reveal compelling insights, Umbria inn…

⁠Crypto Biz: JPMorgan enters the metaverse, Marshall Islands legalizes DAOs, Feb. 10-16 In other business news, Fireblocks has acquired First Digital in a deal reportedly worth $100 million and the New York Stock Exchang…

Despite the funny name, our No. 81, PancakeSwap Chefs, take the platform seriously as they create a new ecosystem within DeFi. With plans for 2022 to roll out MasterChef v2, an upgraded smart contract, doubters won’t be…

Our number 82 goes to Andrew Bragg who made strides in developing cryptocurrency regulation in Australia. In addition to releasing Australia’s “crypto report” he is also playing an instrumental role in a digital asset pl…

⁠Fed senior officials will soon not be allowed to trade crypto, stocks, and bonds The rules were intended to “support public confidence in the impartiality and integrity of the Committee's work by guarding against even t…

Our next spot goes to the founder and CEO of Aave, Stani Kulechov, who continued to push the DeFi industry forward. After 2021, saw a successful expansion to Polygon and Avalanche, Kulechov is aiming to grow institutiona…

Who’s our no. 84? It’s crypto pioneer, Marwan Alzarouni, who spent 2021 speaking at the most prominent blockchain events in the region to advocate for further adoption, a goal he will continue to work toward in 2022.

No. 85 goes to Kain Warwick, who established Synthetix in 2018 and made headway for synthetic shares of traditional financial instruments. This year, Synthetix plans to create an on-chain and L2 perpetual futures market…

Next on our Top 100 goes to the real heroes of DeFi: decentralized exchanges. With more than $1 trillion in trading volumes, DEXs have not only expanded their volume but have gone cross-chain to service the ever-growing…

⁠MiamiCoin disbursement to fund a rental assistance program, says Mayor Suarez After a $5 million disbursement, MiamiCoin is the first CityCoin to withdraw funds from its treasury.

No. 87 on our list is Brittany Kaiser, who has a great understanding of the need for data privacy. The co-founder of the Own Your Data Foundation continued to push this message in 2021 by releasing a line of NFTs.

For No. 88 of our list, Antonio Mjuliano has grown dYdX into a popular DEX after starting at 19 years old. After a bullish 2021 saw the exchange earn an estimated $80 million in net profit, dYdX aims to rival Coinbase on…

⁠Price analysis 2/18: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, AVAX, LUNA, DOGE, DOT BTC is struggling to hold on to the $40,000 level, but a few analysts say cryptocurrencies might decouple from equities in the coming months.

Coming in at No. 89 is Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou, the company behind NBA Top Shot and CryptoKitties. Dapper Labs paved the way for NFTs to grow in 2021 and are working to grow their relationships and achieve bigg…

World-renowned artist Damien Hirst comes in at No. 90 on our list after his innovation in the NFTs space with the release of his “The Currency” project. Expect even bigger things in 2022 as he continues to embrace the wo…

⁠$53 million raised for Assange showed the power of DAOs In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph, AssangeDAO's core members explain how a decentralized autonomous organization could obtain the release of Julian Assa…

⁠Wyoming lawmakers introduce legislation for state-issued stablecoin Avanti Financial CEO Caitlin Long said the bill had its own pros and cons, but it was “definitely a conversation-starter” for lawmakers exploring stabl…

Who’s ready for No. 90-81 on our CTTop100? 🎆 We are so excited to present some of the most brilliant entrepreneurs, creators, and names shaping the future of blockchain. Presented by Crypto .com.

​​Artrade AMA — The first social NFT platform Did you miss our AMA with Artrade? We discussed how the platform built an innovative gasless NFT marketplace and social media app built on the Solana blockchain. Catch up her…

⁠Bitcoin at the barricades: Ottawa, Ukraine and beyond If Bitcoin is used for fundraising, is it inevitably tarred by the cause to which it’s been linked, like anti-vax truckers?

⁠Terra injects 450M UST into Anchor reserve days before protocol depletion The move is designed to maintain the stablecoin savings protocol's lucrative yield of approximately 20% per annum.

⁠BTC price dips below $40K as Wall Street open spells pain for Bitcoin bulls Macro factors finally see $40,000 give way for Bitcoin price action after two weeks above.

⁠XRP 'mega whales' scoop up over $700M in second-biggest accumulation spree in history The so-called "mega whales" have accumulated over $712 million worth of XRP tokens since December 2021.

⁠U.S. inflation breaks 40-year record: Can Bitcoin serve as a hedge asset? Many have likened BTC’s anti-inflation properties to those of gold, but there are important differences between the two assets.

⁠Crypto community condemns Canada for freezing dissidents' Bitcoin wallets Kraken CEO admitted that the firm could be forced to freeze some wallets by police, advising to move crypto out of exchanges.