Who are the top 50 bitcoin figures?
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0. Satoshi Nakamoto - The pseudonymous creator of bitcoin.
1. Andreas M. Antonopoulos - Renowned bitcoin evangelist and author of "Mastering Bitcoin."
2. Jack Dorsey - Co-founder of Twitter and CEO of Block, championing bitcoin adoption. Block holds 8,038 BTC.
3. Adam Back - CEO of Blockstream and inventor of Hashcash, a precursor to bitcoin.
4. Elon Musk - CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, influential in the bitcoin market. Tesla holds 9,720 BTC.
5. Paolo A. - CEO of Tether. Company holds 75,354 BTC.
6. Brian Armstrong - CEO of Coinbase, ~100M users in 100+ countries. Company holds 9,480 BTC.
7. Michael Saylor - CEO of MicroStrategy, a major corporate bitcoin investor. Company holds 214,400 BTC.
8. Larry Fink - CEO of BlackRock, ETF holds 284,525 BTC.
9. Abigail P. Johnson - CEO of Fidelity Investments, ETF holds 160,904 BTC.
10. Catherine Wood - CEO of ARK Invest, ETF holds 48,444 BTC.
11. Hunter Horsley - CEO of Bitwise, ETF holds 36,092 BTC.
12. Fred Thiel - CEO of Marathon Digital Holdings, a leading bitcoin mining company. Company holds 17,631 BTC.
13. Nick Szabo - Pioneer of smart contracts and Bit Gold, a precursor to bitcoin.
14. Matthew Corallo - Bitcoin Core developer and co-founder of Blockstream. Open source engineer at Spiral.
15. Miles Suter - Bitcoin Lead at Cash App, 21M+ actives have used bitcoin.
16. Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss - Founders of Gemini, a leading cryptocurrency exchange with ~10M+ customers.
17. Jose Fernandez da Ponte - Senior VP of Blockchain, Crypto, and Digital Currencies at PayPal.
18. Johann Kerbrat - Crypto GM at Robinhood.
19. James Lanigan - Chief Executive Officer at Luno, a prominent global cryptocurrency exchange.
20. Jesse Powell - Co-founder of Kraken, a leading cryptocurrency exchange.
21. Joseph Dallago - CEO of Rain, a leading cryptocurrency exchange in the Middle East.
22. Marcelo Cavazzoli - Founder and CEO of Lemon Cash, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange in Latin America.
23. Daniel Vogel - CEO of Bitso, a major cryptocurrency exchange in Latin America.
24. Alexander Leishman - CEO & CTO of River, a bitcoin financial services company. 50%+ of River's treasury is held in bitcoin.
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25. Jack Mallers - CEO of Strike, a bitcoin payment platform.
26. David Marcus - CEO and co-founder of Lightspark, exploring bitcoin’s future potential.
27. Steve Lee - Bitcoin investor and advocate, known for leading Spiral.
28. Lyn Alden - Investment strategist and macroeconomic analyst specializing in bitcoin.
29. Jeff Booth - Author of "The Price of Tomorrow," influential in bitcoin and economics.
30. Dr. Saifedean Ammous - Economist and author of "The Bitcoin Standard."
31. Alex Gladstein - Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation, bitcoin advocate.
32. Thomas Templeton - Head of Bitcoin Hardware (Bitkey and Mining) at Block.
33. Rodolfo Novak - CEO of Coinkite, a bitcoin hardware and security company.
34. ?? Alena Vranova - Co-founder of SatoshiLabs, creator of the Trezor hardware wallet.
35. Pieter Wuille - Co-founder of Blockstream and major contributor to Bitcoin Core, known for his work on SegWit.
36. Rusty Russell - Developer at Blockstream, working on the Lightning Network.
37. Uncle Rockstar - Bitcoin Core contributor and developer.
38. Preston Pysh - Investor and host of The Investor’s Podcast, focusing on bitcoin.
39. Marty Bent - Host of the Tales from the Crypt podcast, bitcoin commentator.
40. Matt Odell - Bitcoin educator and host of the Rabbit Hole Recap podcast.
41. Jameson Lopp - CTO of Casa, a bitcoin security expert.
42. Cory Klippsten - CEO of Swan Bitcoin, a platform dedicated to bitcoin education and investment.
43. Ray Dalio - Founder of Bridgewater Associates, one of the world's largest hedge funds.
44. Caitlin Long - Founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, a leading voice in bitcoin regulation.
45. Olaoluwa Osuntokun - CTO of Lightning Labs, contributing to bitcoin scalability solutions.
46. Nayib Bukele - President of El Salvador, instrumental in making bitcoin legal tender in the country.
47. Edward Snowden - Renowned whistleblower, privacy advocate, and vocal supporter of bitcoin and financial freedom.
48. Natalie Brunell - Host of the Coin Stories podcast and bitcoin advocate.
49. Russell Okung - NFL player and bitcoin advocate.
50. Peter McCormack - Host of the What Bitcoin Did podcast, exploring bitcoin topics.
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