For the first time, Fortune has created a crypto-focused version of its prestigious “40 under 40” honor roll for the most impressive young disruptors in the finance and technology industry, July 23.
Dubbed “The Ledger 40 under 40,” the list is dedicated to innovators at the helm of the “financial revolution” ushered in by cryptocurrencies, , and other distributed ledger technologies.
Last week, had already four spots on Fortune’s existing “40 under 40” — all of whom reappear in the inaugural Ledger list.
These include the CEO of major . crypto exchange and wallet service , , 34, who is by the Ledger for “catapulting” crypto into the mainstream. “Skinny visionary” (ETH) co-founder , 24, has been thrice-celebrated on Fortune’s established list and now seals the on the Ledger list.
In is Jihan Wu, 32, the co-founder of Beijing-based hardware titan — reportedly now at $12 billion after a recent round of funding. Fortune notes Wu’s support for the “controversial” (BTC) fork, (BCH), as well as his interest in and aspiration to develop artificial intelligence () mining chips.
The list includes figures who have decamped from the traditional financial sector to become crypto industry front runners, alongside those who aim to lead the “revolution from within.”
Amber Baldet, 35, blockchain program lead at , is for co-founding blockchain startup Clovyr, her former position as lead developer of , and her recent appointment to the board of the Zcash Foundation — the nonprofit that governs anonymity-oriented altcoin (ZEC).
Christine Moy, Baldet’s successor at JPMorgan’s blockchain program, is , and in the and spots are ’ Rana Yared, 34, and Justin Schmidt, 38, for spearheading the Wall Street giant’s future .
The list’s crypto stalwarts include the bitcoin billionaire , 36, () and bitcoin Cash “evangelist” , 39, (), as well as “serial” cryptosphere innovator and now Block.one CTO Dan Larimer, 36, () and ’s CEO and co-founder Nejc Kodrič, 29, () — hailed as a garage-born passion project that became Europe’s bitcoin trading platform.
Prior to this week’s full-fledged crypto incarnation, Cointelegraph has followed the burgeoning representation of industry pioneers in Fortune’s and established rankings.
Published at Wed, 25 Jul 2018 10:17:00 +0000
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