The Archive
Three years of influence mapping. The list revolves. Names enter, exit and return. This is the living archive of who has shaped Australia's digital asset ecosystem. The 2026 cohort will be revealed at the Impact Summit in August.
The [DA] Top 50 Impact List 2025
Art Gallery of NSW, Meers Hall. 9 October 2025. Invitation only.
The Hon. Dr. Jim Chalmers
Federal Treasurer
Joseph Longo
ASIC
Michele Bullock
Reserve Bank of Australia
Brendan Thomas
AUSTRAC
The Hon. Dr. Andrew Charlton
Australian Labor Party
The Hon. Dr. Daniel Mulino
Commonwealth Treasury
Drew Bradford
Macropod
Charlie Karaboga
Blockearner
Dr. Talis Putnins
Digital Finance CRC
Sophie Gilder
Commonwealth Bank
Dr. Rhys Bollen
ASIC
Elizabeth Reed
Digital Finance CRC
Alan Kirkland
ASIC
Dr. Brad Jones
Reserve Bank of Australia
Amy-Rose Goodey
The Digital Economy Council of Australia
Jason Titman
Swyftx
Adrian Przelozny
Independent Reserve
Senator Andrew Bragg
Liberal Party of Australia
Dr. Scott Farrell
King & Wood Mallesons
Helen Lofthouse
ASX
Greg Medcraft
GDF
The Hon. Simon Kennedy
Australian Liberal Party
Paul Derham
Holley Nethercote
James Kelly
Commonwealth Treasury
John O'Loghlen
Coinbase
Kate Cooper
OKX
Chris Adamek
Commonwealth Treasury
Dr. Ross Buckley
UNSW Sydney
Kain Warwick
Synthetix
Michael Prendiville
JellyC
Nigel Dobson
ANZ
Robbie Ferguson
Immutable
Anthony Sassano
Ethereum Maxi
Liam Hennessy
Thomson Geer
Damian Kassabgi
Tech Council of Australia
Rob Allen
HBAR Foundation & AP+
Michele Levine
Hamilton Locke
Jackson Zeng
Caleb & Brown
Jonathon Miller
Kraken Digital Asset Management
Sarah Proudfoot
ACCC
Vakul Talwar
Crypto.com
Karl Durrance
Stripe
Shave Verner
Fireblocks
Joni Pirovich
B'dasl & Crystal Co Counsel
Rob Waugh
Macropod
Jazz Osvald
Commonwealth Treasury
Hannah Glass
Ashurst
Urszula McCormack
King & Wood Mallesons
Arturo Rodriguez
Not Centralised
Effie Dimitropoulos
AUDD