Fortune's Crypto 40: Top Blockchain Businesses Building the Future

Despite the recent market meltdown and regulatory crackdowns, the cryptocurrency industry has matured and grown stronger, attracting talented people who have built quality companies. To recognize the firms that matter most in business, Fortune has published the inaugural Crypto 40, a benchmark list that includes a wide range of businesses, from VC firms to NFT shops to decentralized protocols, that have created major enterprises around blockchain technology. The list also includes market mainstays that have innovated with blockchain in surprising ways, such as PayPal and Fidelity. The ranking is based on empirical metrics and surveys of financial executives, and rewards transparency and sound business practices.