Vitalik Buterin, Elon Musk and Nayib Bukele — the three most influential people in world of crypto according to TIME’s 100

• TIME Magazine released its list of the 100 most influential people, including those with pull in the crypto world.
• The list features Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin.
• These three have been included for being able to influence cryptocurrencies with their actions, like being at the helm of the first country in the world to accept Bitcoin as legal tender.

Over the past few years, cryptocurrencies have been on an upsurge thanks to the influencers who endorse it. As seen time and again, a few tweets about Dogecoin by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk caused its value to increase manifold. And, when he backtracked on Tesla accepting Bitcoin as payment, its price plummeted.

TIME’s annual top 100 most influential people in the world includes him, as well as El Salvador’s President Nayid Bukele and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin in its list.

Love them or hate them — Here’s why they have been chosen as the most influential people in crypto industry: