From obscurity to being the subject of constant conversation, Bitcoin has become a term that is hard for investors to ignore.

Regardless of the industry, there are always people who represent or are important in the field, and probably the most beloved and influential people in the cryptocurrency community are the following five.

Most blockchains are designed as decentralised databases and function as the equivalent of a distributed digital ledger.

Since its launch some ten years ago, blockchain technology has proven to be a great invention. Since then, it has driven several inventions that have had a lasting impact on humanity. Some notable examples are the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart contracts.

Ether is the other mainstream currency alongside Bitcoin. Among the thousands of virtual currencies, Ethereum has the second largest market capitalization in the world, after bitcoin.

It is the same as understanding what is Ethereum first.

Litecoin was one of the first cryptocurrencies to enter the market. When it was first launched in 2011, it was known as "Bitcoin Gold and Lite Silver" alongside Bitcoin because its blockchain was mostly derived from the Bitcoin code.

Dogecoin is an open source P2P cryptocurrency created by Billy Markus, an IBM software engineer, and Jackson Palmer, an Adobe software engineer.

The network uses a native token called Lumens, which acts as a bridge to reduce the cost of cross-border transactions.