For the first time, Fortune has created a crypto-focused version of its prestigious "40 under 40" honor roll for the most impressive young disruptors in the finance and technology industry, published July 23.
Dubbed "The Ledger 40 under 40," the list is dedicated to innovators at the helm of the "Financial revolution" ushered in by cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and other distributed ledger technologies.
Last week, five crypto industry representatives had already clinched four spots on Fortune's existing "40 under 40" - all of whom reappear in the inaugural Ledger list.
These include the CEO of major U.S. crypto exchange and wallet service Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, 34, who is ranked first by the Ledger for "Catapulting" crypto into the mainstream.
"Skinny visionary" Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, 24, has been thrice-celebrated on Fortune's established list and now seals the second spot on the Ledger list.
Fortune notes Wu's support for the "Controversial" Bitcoin fork, Bitcoin Cash, as well as his interest in stablecoins and aspiration to develop artificial intelligence mining chips.
The list includes figures who have decamped from the traditional financial sector to become crypto industry front runners, alongside those who aim to lead the "Revolution from within."
The list's crypto stalwarts include the Bitcoin billionaire Winklevoss twins, 36, and Bitcoin Cash "Evangelist" Roger Ver, 39,, as well as "Serial" cryptosphere innovator and now Block.
One CTO Dan Larimer, 36, and Bitstamp's CEO and co-founder Nejc Kodrič, 29, - hailed as a garage-born passion project that became Europe's first licensed Bitcoin trading platform.
Prior to this week's full-fledged crypto incarnation, Cointelegraph has followed the burgeoning representation of industry pioneers in Fortune's 2017 and 2018 established rankings.
Fortune Releases First-Ever Crypto-Focused '40 Under 40' Annual Rankings
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