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Villains & Heroes

The people who shaped crypto. Some built empires. Some burned them down. Some did both.

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ZachXBT: He Spent $349,700 Going Undercover With North Korea's Money Launderers

Hero · On-Chain Investigator

ZachXBT: He Spent $349,700 Going Undercover With North Korea's Money Launderers

Crypto investigator ZachXBT says he fronted $349,700 of his own money posing as a customer of Chinese launderers moving North Korea's stolen billions.

Andre Cronje: The Builder Who Kept Walking Away

Hero · DeFi Pioneer

Andre Cronje: The Builder Who Kept Walking Away

Built Yearn Finance and gave its token away in 2020. Quit DeFi in 2022, came back to build Sonic, then left Sonic's board in 2026.

Vitalik Buterin: The Prodigy Who Built Ethereum

Hero · Ethereum Creator

Vitalik Buterin: The Prodigy Who Built Ethereum

Vitalik Buterin designed Ethereum at 19 and launched it at 21. A decade on he is still its best-known voice, and still giving fortunes away.

Hal Finney: The First Man to Receive Bitcoin

Hero · First Bitcoin Recipient

Hal Finney: The First Man to Receive Bitcoin

The cryptographer who received the first bitcoin ever sent, from Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009, and kept writing code as ALS took away his movement.

Satoshi Nakamoto: The Ghost Who Started It All

Hero · Bitcoin Creator

Satoshi Nakamoto: The Ghost Who Started It All

Satoshi Nakamoto launched bitcoin in 2009, mined about a million coins and vanished in 2011. The coins have never moved and the identity is still unproven.