10 people that shaped the crypto industry in 2019

While the crypto industry aims to be as decentralized as possible, it still succumbs to the influence of just a handful of big names in the industry.

It's hard to say whether 2019 was the year of the crypto industry.

While numerous factors led the crypto industry to its current point, its course was largely shaped by a handful of people.

Some more notorious than others, these people have left a deep mark on the crypto space, influencing millions of people and changing the public perception of this burgeoning industry.

His hearings before the U.S. Senate forced those tasked with regulating the U.S. market to acknowledge the crypto industry and the problems it faces.

Hate him or love him, Craig Wright is one of the most fascinating people ever to come out of the crypto industry.

With the potential to become the bridge between crypto and politics, Kelly Loeffler is the crypto industry's most unlikely, yet most valuable asset.

Wan has been one of the main connections between the East and the West, often bridging the gap between the enclosed crypto space in China and the U.S. Her relentless work in breaking crypto news helped her gain a massive following on social media, where her commentary often sparked some of the most serious discussions on Twitter.

His work on payments app Square and its Bitcoin development arm Square Crypto quickly gave him the status of crypto royalty.

Brian Armstrong, whose optimism regarding the future of the crypto industry made him a favorite among maximalists, is by far one of the most influential Americans in crypto.