Cointelegraph’s Heroes and Villains of 2022

From an outside perspective, 2022 has been a rollercoaster ride for crypto. The market reached an overall valuation of $3 trillion during the 2021 bull market, only to fall back to its current level of around $810 billion. While this poor performance can be attributed in part to the prevailing macroeconomic environment – compounded by rising inflation rates and the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict, among other factors – there is no denying the role that the recent spate of insolvencies has played in the sector.

Below is a list of arguably the most notable heroes and villains who have undeniably impacted this rapidly evolving industry over the past year.

Changpeng Zhao

Brian Armstrong

Senators Cyntia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand

Representative Tom Emmer

The entire core development team

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Sam Bankman Fried

Do kwon

Su Zhu and Kyle Davies

Alex Maschinsky

Stefan Ehrlich

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