2022’s Most Influential Bitcoiners

The Breakdown

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4.8 • 786 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2022

⏱️ 19 minutes

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This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Circle and Kraken. Crypto Twitter was in a tizzy this week about CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022. Specifically, bitcoin maximalists decried its lack of bitcoin maximalists. On this episode, NLW addresses the controversy, reads Pete Rizzo’s list of top bitcoiners of 2022 and adds his own nominations. - Nexo is a security-first platform where you can buy, exchange and borrow against your crypto. The company ensures the safety of your funds and keeps innovating with products like the Nexo Wallet - a non-custodial smart wallet that allows you to create your Web3 identity. Get early access at nexo.io/wallet. - Circle, the sole issuer of the trusted and reliable stablecoin USDC, is our sponsor for today’s show. USDC is a fast, cost-effective solution for global payments at internet speeds. Learn how businesses are taking advantage of these opportunities at Circle’s USDC Hub for Businesses. - Kraken, the secure, trusted digital asset exchange, is our sponsor for today's show. Kraken makes it easy to instantly buy 185+ cryptocurrencies with fast, flexible funding options. Your account is covered by regular Proof of Reserves audits, industry-leading security and award-winning Client Engagement, available 24/7. Sign up and trade today at kraken.com/breakdown. - “The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsors today is "Back To The End" by Strength To Last. Image credit: MicroStockHub/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

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0:00.0	Welcome back to The Breakdown with me, NLW.
0:09.2	It's a daily podcast on macro, Bitcoin, and the big picture power shifts remaking our world.
0:15.3	The breakdown is sponsored by nexo.io, circle, and crack it and produced and distributed by CoinDesk.
0:22.8	What's going on, guys? It is Friday, December 9th, and today we are talking about
0:26.7	2022's most influential Bitcoiners. Before we dive into that, however, if you are enjoying the
0:32.7	breakdown, please go subscribe to it, give it a rating, give it a review, or if you want to dive
0:36.3	deeper into the conversation, come join us on the Breakers Discord. You can find a link in the notes or go to
0:41.0	bit.ly slash breakdown pod. All right, friends, well, if you have been on crypto Twitter this
0:46.1	week, you have probably seen a fair bit of hullabaloo and flam about CoinDesk's most influential list.
0:53.3	The list came out at the beginning of the week
0:54.8	and ranked 50 people in terms of their influence on the crypto industry. According to some
0:59.3	Bitcoin maximalists, however, the list was curiously devoid of, well, them. The argument they made
1:04.3	was that in a year that will absolutely be remembered for massive, true scams being revealed.
1:10.8	And embarrassing crypto-institutional failures,
1:13.3	it was Bitcoin Maxis who were calling all that bad behavior out before it came to light.
1:18.4	Now, the arguments some on the other side are making is that Maxis have gone to extraordinary
1:22.8	lengths to say that their Bitcoin space has nothing to do with crypto. So why would they care about
1:28.0	whether they appear on a crypto list or not? More antagonistically, some are saying that the fact
1:33.0	that Bitcoin maximalists weren't included despite calling out scams is a reflection of a
1:37.9	Bitcoiner who cries scam effect in which the constant shrill identification of everything
1:42.8	that isn't Bitcoin as a scam makes their warnings
1:45.4	when it comes to actual scams ineffectual. Now, of course, there was also a middle-path reaction
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