Decrypt's Best of 2024 - Decrypt
12/18/2024 02:03
A collection of the persons, projects, and stories of the year in 2024.
A collection of the persons, projects, and stories of the year in 2024.
CollectionLast updated Dec 17, 2024
Decrypt's 2024 Person of the Year: Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan
Four years ago, he was just another callow entrepreneur, hacking away in a makeshift bathroom office at his passion project—a prediction market that would blend gambling with real world events. This year that project, Polymarket, emerged as one of the most interesting and potentially valuable use cases in the burgeoning crypto industry. Shayne Coplan’s blockchain-based prediction platform captivated bettors and spectators alike this year. With each twist and turn in the 2024 U.S. presidential ra...
Decrypt’s 2024 Story of the Year: How Crypto Money Changed American Politics
It was December 2022, FTX had just collapsed into a $32 billion dollar cloud of vapor, Sam Bankman-Fried was adjusting to life in the sick bay of a Bahamian prison, and Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad was feeling cautiously optimistic. Shirzad was a battle-tested D.C. insider with decades of experience navigating the inner sanctums of Congress and the White House. As the steward of Coinbase’s reputation on Capitol Hill, there was certainly plenty about the implosion of fellow crypt...