Whilst Satoshi is the richest, it's hard to argue that he/she/it is the most powerful because as long as Satoshi is operating out of complete anonymity, Satoshi has only a very limited influence beyond market manipulation.
If Satoshi wanted to make wide-ranging regulatory changes to BTC, someone would have to prove they are Satoshi which will never happen.
PS: So glad you didn't include John McAfee on this list!
I started of this article with the idea of doing a top 10 richest.. but then later decided most powerful fit more with the actual list. I think I just had to give it to Satoshi for pure Legendary status.
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