* butterscotch 2025 Web3 Watch List * |
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SNAPSHOT OF WEB3 & DEFI CHANGEMAKERS |
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Our inaugural 'who's who' captures a sampling of the visionaries who will advance policy, innovation, market growth next year.
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- Teana Baker-Taylor, Co-Founder, Venice.ai
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Carmelle Cadet, CEO, EMTECH
- Linda Jeng, CEO, Digital Self Labs
- Stephanie Joseph, Co-Founder, Kura
- Judy Mam, Co-Founder, DADA
- Thessy Mehrain, Co-Founder, Liquality
- Clifford Nau, Co-Founder, Kura
- Christian Narvaez, Founder, Rayo Capital
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Abubakar Nur Khalil, CEO, Recursive Capital
- Ramona Ortega, Esq., Founder, WealthBuild
- Dan Romero, Founder, Farcaster
- Pryce Adade-Yebesi, CEO, Accelbooks
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- Shailee Adinolfi, Head of Business Development, Trust Machines
- Liz Bazurto, Ecosystem Engagement Manager, Consensys
- Marta Belcher, President and Chair, Filecoin Foundation
- Betsabe Botaitis, Chief Financial Officer, Hedera
- Darin Carter, US Policy Manager, Coinbase
- Xochitl Cazador, Chief of Staff, Optimism Foundation
- Rashan Colbert, Head of Policy, dYdX
- Lule Demmissie, Board of Directors, SafePlace International
- Wally Dera, Regional Director, Bitwise
- Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Global Policy, Circle
- Schonda Fields, Director of Product, Indexes, Coin Metrics
- Elena Giralt, Product Marketing Manager, Hiro Systems
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Karen Hsu, Senior Vice President of Product, Appdome
- TuongVy Le, General Counsel, Anchorage Digital
- Dominique Little, Policy Associate, Paradigm
- Garynn McPhee, Director, Legal Counsel, Foundry
- Becky Reed, COO, BankSocial
- Joshua Rivera, General Counsel, Blockchain Capital
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Amena Ross, Head of Policy, Cash App
- Nilmini Rubin, Chief Policy Officer, Hedera
- Ashley Scott, Senior Director of Global Policy and Government Affairs, Circle
- Ruby Sekhon, Partner, Chief Legal Officer & Chief Compliance Officer, Polychain Capital
- Cuy Sheffield, Vice President & Head of Crypto, Visa
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Manasi Vora, Vice President of Product Growth, RISC Zero
- Damu Winston, Head of Web3 Innovation, Amazon
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- Kyle Bligen, Director of Financial Policy, Chamber of Progress
- Tonya M. Evans, Founder, Advantage Evans
- Charlene Fadirepo, CEO, Mango Digital Strategies
- Jake Foreman, IndigiDAO
- Robbie Heeger, CEO, Endaoment
- Richard Ng, IndigiDAO
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Marisa (Ritzy P) Estrada Rivera, Hola Metaverso
- Sinclair Skinner, Co-Founder, Black Blockchain Summit
- Monica Talan, Founder, Crypto Conexion
- Oszie Tarula, Founder, ICP Hub U.S.
- Lamar Wilson, Co-Founder, Black Bitcoin Billionaire
- Rahilla Zafar, Documentary Producer, Minted
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Chris Brummer, Founder of DC Fintech Summit & Director of Georgetown's Institute of International Economic Law
- Delicia Reynolds-Hand, Senior Director of Digital Marketplace, Consumer Reports
- Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX & Chief Investment Officer of Maelstrom
- Cleve Mesidor, Executive Director of Blockchain Foundation & CEO of butterscotch Media
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Divij Pandya, Principal, FS Vector
- Kristin Smith, CEO, Blockchain Association
- Tiffany Smith, Partner, WilmerHale
- Pierre Whatley, Principal, FS Vector
- Keiko Yoshino, Executive Director, Puerto Rico Blockchain Trade Association
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Debra Brookes, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, Wyoming Stable Token Commission
- Anthony J. Howell, Director & Overseas Representative, Government of Bermuda
- Mississippi State Representative Lataisha Jackson
- CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson
- Sulolit "Raj" Mukherjee, J.D., Executive Director, IRS Office of Digital Assets Initiative, U.S. Department of Treasury
- Chastity Murphy, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Financial Institutions, U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Former NC Congressman Wiley Nickel
- Ebony M. Thompson, City Solicitor, Baltimore City, MD
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* NEW MEMBERS OF CONGRESS *
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- Senator-Elect Angela Alsobrooks (MD)
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Senator-Elect Bernie Moreno (OH)
- Congressman-Elect Shomari Figures (AL-02)
- Congressman-Elect Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10)
- Congresswoman-Elect Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03)
- Congresswoman-Elect Lateefah Simon (CA-12)
- Congresswoman-Elect Julie Johnson (TX-32)
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Curated by butterscotch Media
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butterscotch is a digital news studio broadcasting stories about Black, Latino, Indigenous DeFi retail investors, Web3 consumers, founders, executives, officials. The virtual newsroom - featuring eNews, Podcast, Live Events – seeks to deepen mainstream understanding of diverse segments of the emerging $3 trillion crypto industry.
Cleve Mesidor, CEO & Managing Editor
Ashlynn Mesidor, CTO & Co-Founder
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