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⁠We are all going public: Privacy rules, tax shelters and the future history of art Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, exchanges will need to navigate conflicting aims for the required transparency and the desired anonymity.

Binance Chain + Binance Smart Chain = BNB Chain! A Netflix documentary about the Bitfinex hackers is under construction. Check out what else happened in the industry last week in The Crypto Minute with

⁠Bitcoin price dips below $38K as crypto sentiment nears 'extreme fear' It took a matter of days for Bitcoin to fall to two-week lows, but sentiment managed to fall much harder.

⁠Motorcycle expert turns passion project into sports analytics platform on blockchain Scott Robinson, the founder of Apex146, found new opportunities for his sports analytics platform by integrating blockchain technology…

⁠SafeMoon pump and dump lawsuit targets Jake Paul, Soulja Boy, and others The new proposed class action alleges that SafeMoon recruited a number of celebrities to lure investors in with misleading promotions.

⁠BTC helped us unseat a 20+ year incumbent: Aarika Rhodes on Bitcoin Day Rhodes highlighted the difficulty for grassroots candidates like herself to compete against established members of the US Congress.

⁠Want to weed out ransomware? Regulate crypto exchanges Ransomware will remain a major threat moving into 2022, and to counter it, the crypto ecosystem must come to terms with more regulation.

⁠OpenSea planned upgrade stalls as phishing attack targets NFT migration OpenSea announced a new smart contract upgrade with a one-week deadline yesterday. However, the urgency and short deadline opened up a small window…

⁠Web3 might be crypto’s key to the mainstream market Decentralization vs. centralization: Web3 may be right around the corner, but the race for central crypto regulation is also speeding up.

⁠Mining worldwide: Where should crypto miners go in a changing landscape? Which nations are the new harbors of miners, and where can Ether and Bitcoin be successfully — and profitably — mined in 2022?

⁠Clarity pushed back: Russian government fails to forge a consolidated stance on crypto regulation Another tentative deadline for the Finance Ministry and central bank to reach a compromise passes as an expected bill doe…

⁠Harmony launches Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Passport Announced live at ETH Denver, the upcoming NFT Passports also feature cross-chain support.

No. 71 on our list are DAOs. Decentralized autonomous organizations became one of the most popular topics of 2021. While work needs to be done, DAOs have evolved to become resource-pooling networks that help to fulfill c…

With over 700K Twitter followers, @MMCrypto is one of the biggest crypto personalities. No. 72 Christopher Jaszczynski distributes content on his YouTube channel of the same handle, and he will no doubt continue to educa…

The opening of our No. 73 @SerenaTabacchi’s Museum of Contemporary Digital Art in Decentraland was originally crafted in response to the pandemic, the MoCDA continues to evolve as it plans to host high-profile exhibition…

Visa made big news in the crypto world when it purchased a CryptoPunk NFT for almost $150K in ETH. Its head of crypto, No. 74, @cuysheffield, is leading the way as the company plans to launch a pilot program for its cent…

⁠More playing and less earning will make better Metaverse games Blockchain’s interoperability may be the key to both the macroeconomics of metaverse games and what keeps them fun.

2021 was a banner year for Algorand and its CEO, No. 75, @stevekokinos. The Algorand blockchain improved block proposal time despite the growth of transactions while also decreasing block finalization time, and further e…

If you’re a part of @crypto_birb’s Birb Nest, you’ll know our No .76 Adrian Zduńczyk is a master of content. In 2022, Zduńczyk is going to make sure members of his educational platform are well fed with crypto knowledge.

It has been nonstop innovation for our No. 77 in 2021. From implementing Tidal Finance, a DeFi insurance and coverage provider, to collaborating with Meta AI for further development, you can bet on Dawn Song for DeFi’s n…

Coming in at No. 78, Three Arrows Capital co-founder Su Zhu made waves in 2021 due to his tenuous relationship with Ethereum. He isn’t shy about making big claims, like “at least ten nation-states will make BTC legal ten…

What’s the point of receiving if you can’t give it away? No. 79 on our list, Pat Duffy's The Giving Block understands this and in 2021 developed a way for users to donate crypto to worthwhile causes such as Water Wells F…

Tezos was everywhere in 2021 thanks to the leadership of co-founder Kathleen Breitman, with collaborations with the likes of Ubisoft and Red Bull Racing giving the platform valuable mainstream exposure, earning her a spo…

Who’s ready for No. 80-71 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

⁠The crypto world should know about longevity Biotech researchers working closely with decentralized tech innovators indicates that there is an appetite for progress in the longevity sector.

⁠Multichain recovers $2.6M stolen funds, to reimburse losses on condition The cross-chain router protocol recovered nearly 50% of the total stolen funds and devised a compensation plan for eligible investors.

⁠What is the Near Protocol, and how does it work? Near Protocol is a DApp platform and Ethereum competitor that places a premium on the developer and user convenience.

⁠OpenSea smart contract upgrade to delist inactive NFTs on Ethereum As a part of the planned upgrade, all OpenSea users will need to migrate their existing NFT listings to a new smart contract.

⁠Decentralization revolutionizes the creator’s economy, but what will it bring? From NFTs to the metaverse, decentralization is making its way across the creator economy. With the rise of Web3, what lies ahead for creato…

⁠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…