Most Influential: Sergey Nazarov

Sergey Nazarov, co-founder of Chainlink, is recognized for his singular focus on bringing the global financial system on-chain. In 2025, he expanded Chainlink's scope beyond simple oracles to a comprehensive suite of tools covering tokenization, cross-chain connectivity, and enterprise data infrastructure, enabling over $27 trillion in on-chain transaction value.

Nazarov framed 2025 as the "final stage" of blockchain adoption, with governments, banks, and asset managers building on the "Chainlink standard." This was evidenced by major partnerships with financial giants like Swift, DTCC, and UBS, positioning Chainlink as the essential connective layer between digital assets and legacy finance.

Grayscale Research identified Chainlink as the "essential infrastructure" for tokenized finance. Nazarov anticipates meaningful progress toward global on-chain adoption in 2026 as institutions and DeFi converge into a unified environment.

(Source：CoinDesk)