The famous American business magazine Forbes announced yesterday the 2025 list of 30 Under 30 elites under the age of 30. Among those selected in the finance sector, there are 4 individuals related to the cryptocurrency field, including Polymarket founder Shayne Copla, Drift Protocol co-founder Cindy Leow, Ostium Labs co-founder Kiernan-Linn, and Marco Antonio Ribeiro. (Background: Trump backtracks on 'not supporting crypto' and it gets messy! Forbes warns: Investors shouldn't be too happy too soon) (Additional context: Forbes announces 'Global TOP 50' AI companies, aside from OpenAI, what other AI potential stocks are there?) Forbes announced the '2025 30 Under 30' list yesterday (3rd). In previous years, Forbes selected 30 outstanding young people from multiple fields, including finance, education, music, arts, energy and green technology, gaming, media, and more. In the finance sector list, there are 4 individuals related to the cryptocurrency field, including: Shayne Copla, founder of the decentralized prediction platform Polymarket, Cindy Leow, co-founder of the DeFi protocol Drift Protocol, and Kiernan-Linn and Marco Antonio Ribeiro, co-founders of the crypto startup Ostium Labs. Notably, Nikil Viswanathan, CEO of blockchain infrastructure company Alchemy, served as a judge for this finance list. Is Forbes 30 Under 30 a Hall of Shame? Although it's a good thing to be recognized by Forbes for their strength, according to previous reports from the blockchain community, many successful individuals and companies that made it onto the Forbes list ended up in jail or bankruptcy, leading the community to often joke, 'Once you make it to Forbes, trouble follows shortly after.' In response, Forbes even humorously created a 'Hall of Shame' list featuring 10 individuals who appeared on 30 Under 30 but later engaged in misconduct. Here are some of the individuals who made it onto the Hall of Shame, compiled from Business Insider reports: Sam Bankman-Fried: Co-founder of FTX, whose excessive ties with Alameda led to the company's bankruptcy, has been accused of using customer funds to purchase luxury goods and properties, ultimately convicted of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy. Caroline Ellison: Former girlfriend of SBF, and former CEO of Alameda Research. Martin Shkreli: Founder of MSMB Capital, infamous for drastically raising the price of a drug for treating parasitic infections and later imprisoned for financial fraud for four years. Charlie Javice: Founder of Frank, a company claiming to help college students obtain financial aid, later acquired by JPMorgan. Accused of fraud because the actual user count for Frank was far below the claimed 4.25 million. Nate Paul: Founder of World Class Capital Group, a real estate investor, whose company was once valued at $1 billion, later accused of fraud and conspiracy. Lucas Duplan: Founder of fintech company Clinkle, which failed to launch an effective mobile payment product, leading to employee resignations and investor refund requests. Cody Wilson: Founder of Defense Distributed, a gun rights activist known for posting 3D printed gun blueprints online, later convicted for sexual offenses. Steph Korey: Co-founder of luggage company Away, accused of abusing colleagues and imposing excessive workloads, leading to her resignation. Additionally, it includes Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe and Phadria Prendergast, editor of Women Of the City magazine. Forbes lists 30 zombie coins that recently surged. On the other hand, Forbes's cryptocurrency list may also have contrarian capabilities; according to previous reports, Forbes named 20 public chain tokens as 'zombie coins' in March of this year, criticizing them for being practically useless aside from speculation. However, in the recent backdrop of altcoin surges, this zombie coin list has sparked discussions in the community again, as it contains many tokens that have recently skyrocketed, including XRP, ADA, and LTC, with XRP rising 420% in the past month, becoming the third-largest token by market cap, strongly countering Forbes's zombie coin list. Forbes lists 20 zombie public chains. Related reports: BlackRock Ethereum ETF trading volume hits an all-time high, Robinhood launches ETH staking service in Europe. Quick overview jump.fun: Issue tokens and receive 6 ETH in liquidity; can it help Ethereum reclaim meme territory? Bernstein: Ethereum spot ETF staking may be approved soon! ETH capital inflow expected to double. 'Forbes 2025 30 Under 30 Elite List has 4 young people from the crypto industry selected; will it end up in disaster this time?' This article was first published by BlockTempo (the most influential blockchain news media).