Quote from: SirNobody on February 28, 2018, 01:40:26 AM

I want to share with you the list of the 100 most influential blockchain people. This list is very useful to our researchs to be informed from the first sources of information. A good feature is that this list is dynamic and we can see who goes up and who goes down in the top.

The list is published every month by Richtopia. This is the link: https://www.rise.global/top-fintech-people

Here's the list of the top 100 of this week:

1.    Vitalik Buterin: See https://t.co/iBNSW4KCSO
2.    Joseph Lubin: Co-founder of @ethereumproject & Founder of @ConsenSys. Building the decentralized Web 3.0 on #Ethereum.
3.    Don Tapscott: Media theorist. Author. Adjunct Professor. Hammond B3 player. Co-founder of the @BlockchainRI.
4.    Marc Andreessen
5.    Max Keiser: @KeiserReport in 2011: Buy Bitcoin at $3, HODL till $100K | Maxs Virt. Currency Patent https://t.co/qSDZviy17a | https://t.co/1Dtz0csf6D | ❤️@stacyherbert
6.    Gilles Babinet: Digital Champion @ France European Commission ; entrepreneur- bigdata, blockchain, #AI, Educ @captain_Dash ex. Chairman at @cnnum @africa4tech
7.    Jim Marous: Co-publisher of The Financial Brand and the owner and publisher of the Digital Banking Report.
8.    Thomas Power: Board Member & Speaker @9Spokes #OpenBanking Dashboard #AI #BigData #Blockchain #Crypto #GDPR #ICO #SaaS thomas.power@9spokes.com @Whatsapp +447875695012
9.    Charlie Lee: Creator of Litecoin. Cryptocurrency Enthusiast. Director of Engineering at Coinbase.
10.    John McAfee: Crypto Proponent. Urging true believers to stand firm against the onslaught of banks and governments.
11.    Vinny Lingham: CEO @CivicKey ($CVC), building global blockchain ID platform. General Partner @multicoincap Expect Crypto/Bitcoin tweets, often sarcastically.
12.    Brett King: Founder/CEO of Moven, Bestselling Author, Radio Show Host, Innovator of the Year
13.    Roger Ver: World's first Investor in Bitcoin startups including https://t.co/by6ZmukKd4, https://t.co/dTLdWRhiXj, https://t.co/PLTxag4smR, BitPay, Kraken, Purse.io & interested in Voluntaryism
14.    Naval Ravikant: Present.
15.    Andreas M. Antonopoulos: Bitcoin, open blockchains, security. Entrepreneur, coder, hacker, author, humanist, pacifist, pilot. Author of Mastering Bitcoin & The Internet of Money
16.    Ran Neuner: CNBC Cryptotrader host. Cryptoman,Founder ONCHAIN CAPITAL,Cereal Entrepreneur,Bored member. Accumulating BTC in a bull market-I am not a genius!
17.    Brock Pierce: SOL, ONE, Blockchain Capital, EOS, DNA, Tether, Chairman Bitcoin Foundation, Mastercoin - "Working to positively impact the lives of billions of people!
18.    Erik Voorhees: Toward peace, markets, and Bitcoin. CEO of ShapeShift. Blog at https://t.co/NWtf7N3O6u
19.    Brian Armstrong: Co-founder & CEO at @Coinbase. Building an open financial system for the world. Engineers, try our coding challenge: https://t.co/cqErefYP23
20.    Dinis Guarda: CEO Founder author @intelligenthq @lifescihq @ztudium @blockchainage @HedgeThink @tradersdna advisor @glancetechinc #tech #blockchain #Fintech #crypto #AI #healthcare
21.    Jackson Palmer: Product + data geek at @Adobe by day. Creator of @dogecoin, YouTuber (https://t.co/mO8kCAL85P) Opinions my own. Get in touch: inquiries@ummjackson.com
22.    Bruce Porter Jr.: American #Entrepreneur, athlete, globetrotter living in #Washington #DC @EmmeGirls COO @GlobalBoost CEO. #Blockchain $BSTY #Gold #ModelBuzz #veterans
23.    Michael Mainelli: scientist financier trying to promote societal advance through better finance and technology
24.    Tuur Demeester: Economist & investor. Mostly Bitcoin.
25.    Tiff Hayden: Elliptic curves & weapons of math destruction. Feminine AND strong. Driven to create what I want to exist. $XRP #Bitcoin #BCH Community Manager at @EdgeSecure
26.    Stacy Herbert: @KeiserReport @HeisenbergCap Skin in the bitcoin game since 2011. Commentator, evangelizer, investor and student. Gold, Silver, Bitcoin.
27.    Sally Eaves: CTO and thought leader in emergent technology, intrapreneurship, online media and navigating digital disruption to sustainably support business success, educational development and social innovation.
28.    Barry Silbert: Founder/CEO @DCGco, parent of @GrayscaleInvest, @GenesisTrading @CoinDesk & investor in 100+ cos, $BTC $ETC $ZEC $MANA, etc.
29.    Warren Whitlock: Publish at https://t.co/h98q1XR79h Influencer in blockchain, ico, solar, social media, tech and marketing. Futurist, Advisor, Author and friend
30.    Adam Back: cypherpunk, cryptographer, privacy/ecash, inventor hashcash (used in Bitcoin mining) PhD Comp Sci https://t.co/L69Em1yrDX Co-Founder/CEO https://t.co/U8UjWqEPo3
31.    Daniel Roberts: senior writer @YahooFinance: sports; tech; media; bitcoin; rabbit holes. host of Sportsbook. @fortunemagazine alum. Boston fan. droberts at oath dot com.
32.    Jimmy Song: Bitcoin Developer and Entrepreneur/PGP Fingerprint: C1D7 97BE 7D10 5291 228C D70C FAA6 17E3 2679 E455
33.    Jeff Berwick: The Dollar Vigilante with Jeff Berwick is your source for surviving and prospering during and after the dollar collapse. Visit https://t.co/XG6oRftey8
34.    Meltem Demirors: i don't sleep, i wait. investing. evolving. creating. teaching @MIT @UniofOxford. advising @WEF. founding team @dcgco.
35.    Nick Szabo: Blockchain, cryptocurrency, and smart contracts pioneer. (RT/Fav/Follow does not imply endorsement). Blog: http://t.co/4Kr3OJmRUN
36.    Laura Shin: Crypto/blockchain journalist; Host of https://t.co/EAGPgMme32& https://t.co/JyhZR6fv1x Disclosure: I own BTC & ETH; Email https://t.co/VNEFDfySQe
37.    Sebastian Meunier: I help FIs transform their businesses through innovation #Fintech #Insurtech #Regtech
38.    Simon Dixon: Investment Banker turned Bitcoiner. Wrote book 'Bank to the Future'. Co-founder Online Investment Platform @BankToTheFuture - over $270m invested in #FinTech
39.    Nathaniel Popper: writing about technology and finance for @nytimes; author of Digital Gold, a history of Bitcoin; nathaniel.popper@nytimes.com; dm me for signal or pgp
40.    Jihan Wu: Co-founder of BITMAIN. Studied Economics and Psychology in Peking University.
41.    Michael Parsons: Blockchain/Digital Currency Advisor & Presenter | Chartered Accountant & Banking professional
42.    Emin Gün Sirer: Prof @Cornell, co-director @ https://t.co/hzEhWhTa3j, system builder. Passionate about Dist Sys, OSes, Blockchains, NoSQL, and Bitcoin.
43.    Ross Gerber: Co-Founder & #CEO, #InvestmentAdvisor. #Stock market #investor #Fintech app: https://t.co/FpDEbFc6bf #Tech #entertainment Disclaimer - https://t.co/yTYGH9zoht
44.    Simon Cocking: Senior editor @Irish_TechNews #1 Irish tech site | Editor in chief @TodayCrypto | #TEDx @sundaybusiness @IrishTimes @SouthernStarIRL #blockchain #FinTech #ICO
45.    Elizabeth Stark: big fan of the internet. like building things. cofounder @lightning labs, fellow @coincenter. taught @stanford + @yalelawtech.
46.    David M. Brear
47.    Mark Van Rijmenam: Mark van Rijmenam is founder of dscvr.it and datafloq, an internationally renowned big data and blockchain expert, author and speaker.
48.    Michael Novogratz: Galaxy Digital
49.    David G.W. Birch: In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 megabytes.
50.    Oliver Bussmann: Oliver Bussmann is a Global FinTech Executive, Advisor, Keynote #Speaker and Blogger. Top 10 #FinTech #Blockchain #ICO Influencer.
51.    William Mougayar:Author, The Business Blockchain. Producer, Token Summit. Venture investor & Advisor. Founder, Startup Management. Mentor, Entrepreneur, Speaker. Thought Leader.
52.   Chris Skinner: Always looking ahead
53.    Simon Taylor: How to fix a bank in 100 days author and fintech networker. Behind the scenes in the barclays accelerator.
54.   Antonio Selas: Lawyer (Partner) lecturer/speaker: Top #Blockchain #FinTech #InsurTech & #RegTech influencer; #Antitrust #Cryptocurrency #IP #Patents #Payments #PSD2 #Trademark
55.    Prof Bill Buchanan OBE: Prof @edinburghnapier Probe edges of science in Cyber/e-Health. Serial innovator. Believer in fairness, justice & freedom. Crypto Geek. EU Citizen. Cyber Punk.
56.   Dr. Julian Hosp: Co-Founder TenX, Blockchain Expert, Medical Doctor, Professional Athlete, Bestselling Author and Keynote-Speaker
57.    Gavin Andresen: Husband, father, geek.
58.    Safaraz Ali: Founder of #Pathway2Grow: Business #Networking Group. CEO of @PathwayGroup
59.    Michael Casey: Blockchain nerd @MediaLab. Chairman Advisory Brd @CoinDesk. Ex-@WSJ columnist. Speaker. Author. The Truth Machine w/ @Paulvigna out Feb: https://t.co/kwDakRt01w
60.   Pierre Tran: Journaliste consultant formateur
61.   Takashi Mochizuki: Tech reporter | The Wall Street Journal | Tokyo | takashi.mochizuki@wsj.com
62.   Jon Matonis: Economist. Founding Director at Bitcoin Foundation
63.    Gerald Celente: Gerald Celente, Publisher of The Trends Journal has earned the reputation as todays most trusted name in trends for accurate & timely forecasts since 1980.
64.   Wences Cesares: CEO, Xapo
65.   Alejandro De La Torre: VP Business Development @ BTC.com
66.    Charlotte Halkett: MD #buzzvault bringing #tech home #insurance overhaul
67.    Fred Ehrsam: Crypto, engineering, philosophy, learning to learn. Previously co-founder @coinbase.
68.    Jose Pagliery: @CNN investigative reporter ⚔bad guys, bad money ⚔ Author of *Bitcoin and the Future of Money* ⚔ PGP: https://t.co/P1F6OpRNq2
69.   Sunny Ray: Co-founder & President @Unocoin, India's Leading #Bitcoin Company. Investors are @DCGco @BoostVC @FundersClub @BankToTheFuture @FuturePVC & @BlumeVentures.
70.    Alexander Tapscott: Jetlag is for wimps. https://t.co/9M7mPSw7TJ
71.   Camila Russo: Markets reporter and blogger for Bloomberg News in New York, focusing on crypto and LatAm. Previously, Madrid and Buenos Aires. Usual disclaimers. Chilena.
72.    Michael Terpin: #entrepreneur/#advisor/#investor in #blockchain since 2013, run Transform Group (#1 PR/advisory firm, 75 ICOs), #CoinAgenda, #BitAngels. Founded Marketwire.
73.    Jeff Garzik: Husband, father, builder, co-founder @BloqInc, proud son of a USMC F-4 pilot.
74.    Gary Nuttall: London-based #InsTech & #Fintech enthusiast. Founder of http://www.distlytics.com. #Blockchain enthusiast
75.    Diana Biggs: Working at the intersection of finance & tech (fin. inclusion, digital currency)
76.    Kumar Gaurav: Extraordinary status (O1) by U.S. Government. Chairman Auxesis Group, Founder & CEO Cashaa.
77.    Rob Gill: Economist▪️Trader▪️Entrepreneur▪️Investor▪️Financial Adviser▪️Fintech & Blockchain Enthusiast▪️Volunteer▪️Pro EU▪️Husband, Father & Arsenal Fan
78.    Neha Narula: I work on scaling systems and platforms for the internet. Director of Digital Currency @medialab. PhD from @MIT_CSAIL, formerly @digg, @google.
79.    Michael Gastauer: Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist
80.    Anthony Diiorio: Creating the digital tools that allow you to take control of your life. CEO & Founder Decentral & Jaxx, Co-founder Ethereum.
81.    Sydes Jokes: We don't stop laughing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop laughing.
82.    Vinay Gupta: Humanitarian technocrat. Launched $70bn @EthereumProject. CEO of @mattereum Forbes profile https://t.co/fm7aNhhq07 Humanitarian designer https://t.co/QiIBKKUyRq
83.    Tony Gallippi: Co-founder and Executive Chairman of BitPay, Inc.
84.    Emily Spaven: UK News Editor @LinkedIn. Former Editor @uktnofficial (formerly TechCityNews). Ex-@CoinDesk & @Google employee. Interested in tech and business.
85.    Sir Mark Walport: Tweets from the UK's interim Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Chris Whitty, and the Government Office for Science.
86.    Susanne Chishti: CEO @FINTECHcircle @FTC_Institute @WealthTECHBook @InsurTECH_Book Co-Founder @TheFINTECHBook @FTCinnovate #FINTECH Conference Speaker #blockchain #Diversity
87.    Hansjörg Leichsenring: Blogger, Author, Keynote Speaker, Manager and Consultant for Banking,
88.    Janina Lowisz: Bringing #Bitcoin & #blockchain technology to everyday consumers. @CashaaLtd (@Auxesisgroup) #teamblockchain
89.    Toni Lane: such bubble. we are in a parody. founder: https://t.co/oYqaZjuxIC. co-founder: @cointelegraph. faith in humanity, idealistic realist, peace warrior. Empowered Woman.
90.    Gavin Wood: Founder of Parity Technologies. Blockchain bloke. All things Web 3.0
91.    Anne Connelly: | Faculty at @singularityu | Blockchain | Humanitarian |
92.    Ismail Malik: Founder @BlockchainLab | Smart Contracts for the Internet of Everything #BleStack #Blockchain #SocialTrading #Ledgers #Gamification #ValueWeb #Sidechains
93.    Kathryn Haun: Advise tech companies + funds. Teach @StanfordBiz. Board of Directors @Coinbase. Fmr fed prosecutor @JusticeDepartment, alum of @Stanford, @USSupremeCourt w/AMK
94.    Kristian T. Sorensen: Co-founder @Norfico, the first agency in the Nordics combining strategic advisory with professional communication focusing on #fintech, #regtech & #insurtech
95.    Paolo Tasca: Executive Director of the Centre for Blockchain Technologies at University College London (UCL CBT).
96.    Dean Demellweek: Digital Innovation Strategist Covering Emerging Technologies & Business Model Innovation | Blockchain Tech Thought Leader | Author
97.    Marie Wieck: #Engineer, #WomenInTech advocate, and leader of #IBMBlockchain. Tweets are my own.
98.   Valery Vavilov: Co-founder and CEO at #Bitfury Group
99.    Melanie Swan: The brain as a DAC, potentiation as a demurrage currency. Philosopher, futurist, entrepreneur, trader, traveler, blockchain researcher, information theorist
100.    Tim Draper: Founder of @DFJvc, @drapervc, @Draper_U, @IYS_Org.

Great curated list. Would be nice to see the list updated.