The Forbes Under 30 List, which includes all categories and individual profiles, is available on the ethereum blockchain for permanence.
Forbes has ethereum-project-under-30-list-goes-live-on-blockchain-pioneering-web3-transparency–data-storage/?sh=c56cde16533e” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Announced the launch of its annual under 30 list on the ethereum blockchain. The announcement represents the first time a publication like this has been launched on the blockchain and is an indicator of the potential of using blockchain technology to permanently store published data.
Forbes is doing this to ensure that all individual achievements of notable people are permanently recorded on the blockchain. Forbes will release all categories of the under 30 list on the blockchain, along with the individual profiles of all the people mentioned. The Under 30 list is a set of lists published annually that recognize notable people from various industries, all under the age of 30. Some categories include media, gaming, sports, technology, finance, healthcare, education, venture capital, art and style, music, Hollywood and entertainment, and social enterprises.
Speaking about the development, Forbes chief information and digital officer Vadim Supitskiy said:
“Forbes is at the forefront of uniting traditional media with cutting-edge technology. By launching the Under 30 List on the ethereum blockchain, we are not only recognizing influential young leaders; “We are also demonstrating the vast untapped potential of blockchain technology in the realm of data storage and security.”
He finance list 2024 for North America includes several representatives of the crypto industry. Featured individuals include Injective Labs co-founders Eric Chen and Albert Chon, Fractal co-founder Aya Kantorovich, and Blockchain Capital general partner Aleks Larsen. Others include Layer3 co-founders Dariya Khojasteh and Brandon Kumar, bitcoin Depot founder Brandon Mintz, and Sei Labs co-founders Jeff Feng and Jayendra Jog.
Forbes has more than one list highlighting cryptocurrency and blockchain leaders
The 2022 list had bitcoin-and-blockchain-leaders-made-forbes-30-under-30-list/?sh=6c82744f36f8″ target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow noopener”>21 bitcoin and blockchain leaders, among several notable people from other industries. Some of the notables include Alameda Research co-CEOs Caroline Ellison and Sam Trabucco, OpenSea co-founder Alex Atallah, and dYdX founder Antonio Juliano. Others included Slingshot founder Clinton Bembry, 21Shares co-founder Ophelia Snyder, CoinList founder Brian Tubergen, Blockworks co-founders Michael Ippolito and Jason Yanowitz, and pplpleasr co-founder Emily Yang.
Last April, Forbes published a crypto-and-blockchain-billionaires-in-the-world-2022/?sh=5762314f580d” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>list of the world’s richest cryptocurrency and blockchain billionaires. The list included former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, Coinbase founder and CEO Brian Armstrong, and Ripple CEO and co-founder Chris Larsen. among others.
Forbes previously attempted to go public and announced its intention in 2021. At that time, Forbes Global Media Holdings Inc revealed its decision to go public through a merger with Magnum Opus Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Forbes planned to raise $600 million, including $200 million in cash from Magnum Opus. In particular, the other $400 million would come from the private placement of the company’s shares.
However, Forbes abandoned plans for an IPO last June. The company reportedly closed the deal because investor appetite and general enthusiasm for blank-check vehicles was unsatisfactory. Interest in IPOs launched through SPACs declined for several reasons. A major issue was increased scrutiny by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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