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This is FN's first list recognising the movers and shakers in the digital assets sector

Crypto

 comes at an inflection point for the industry. Prices crashed in last year’s crypto winter, leading to some high-profile collapses and lay-offs.

But the executives on our list are confident the industry can turn things around, as institutional adoption of crypto grows and regulations are put into place.

Meet the Twenty Most Influential in Crypto

Clare Dickinson

Why hedge funds are paying $25,000 a month to interns: ‘They aren’t just doing coffee runs’ 

Here’s how crypto hedge funds performed in January 

Trading Places: BNP’s new COO, Clifford Chance poaches from KKR

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Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week

Clifford Chance hires KKR director in London private equity drive

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Magic Circle firm boosts London private equity offering

Proskauer Rose hires Hogan Lovells private equity partner in London

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The announcement comes as USS Investment Management said it won’t bid for the property firm.

KKR Floats $1.97 Billion Non-Binding Offer for London-Listed Assura

KKR Floats $1.97 Billion Non-Binding Offer for London-Listed Property Firm Assura

The U.S. private-equity firm said t decided not to begin a tender offer for the Japanese software company after consulting with Fuji Soft founder Hiroshi Nozawa.

Successful firms are increasingly split between behemoths with several business lines and those focusing on their roots of buying companies.

The New Survival Guide for Private Equity: Go Big or Get Back to Basics

The Chinese technology giant has begun tests to integrate homegrown startup DeepSeek’s AI model into its Weixin messaging app.

Tencent Shares Rise as App Launches DeepSeek Testing

Tencent Shares Hit More Than Three-Year High as App Launches DeepSeek Testing

Unicoin bills its token as being backed by billions of dollars in real-world assets, but Biden administration regulators and some crypto executives were skeptical.

By Alexander Osipovich and Caitlin Ostroff

Will Trump’s Crypto Cops Still Police Fraud? This Flashy Startup Poses a Test

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KKR Floats $1.97 Billion Non-Binding Offer for London-Listed Assura

Bain Capital Ends Pursuit of Fuji Soft

The New Survival Guide for Private Equity: Go Big or Get Back to Basics

Tencent Shares Rise as App Launches DeepSeek Testing

Will Trump’s Crypto Cops Still Police Fraud? This Flashy Startup Poses a Test