Staying up to date with the cryptocurrency industry is a daily job. With new developments, resources, protocols, and platforms constantly rolling, it can be difficult to keep up. That’s where Twitter comes in. It’s a great place to find new crypto information and is for the most part, the most up-to-date place to find news on anything to do with cryptocurrencies.
Knowing who to follow, though, can be just as hard to do than keeping up with the news.
That’s why we’ve assembled a list of over 35 Twitter crypto accounts that you should consider following. Although it is not an exhaustive list in any way, it will help you find accounts related to the ones you like. Think of it as a crash course for Crypto Twitter.
Table of Contents:
Best Crypto Twitter Accounts by Category
Below we have noticed some of the best crypto Twitter accounts to follow for 4 different categories: notable names and faces from the industry, cryptocurrency founders, crypto general and humor, and analytics and media.
Some of these accounts may fall into more than one category, but each will only be listed once. For each account we will provide a brief summary of what the account typically provides to its followers.
Important figures in the sector
The nascent cryptocurrency industry has a significant group of heavy industry beaters that includes everything from long-time Bitcoin investors to exchange founders (and there’s a lot of overlap).
Here are some of the best accounts in the industry:
Brian Armstrong
Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian posts updates on the exchange, Coinbase’s wallet, and general crypto content. He has 1 million followers.
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao
Changpeng Zhao, or CZ as he is more often called, is the founder and CEO of Binance. Post updates on everything related to Binance and the new crypto technology. He has 6.8 million followers.
Kris Marzalek
Crypto.com CEO, Kris Marszalek, has a more modest following than the aforementioned CEOs with only 179k followers. Post updates on everything related Crypto.com.
Sam Bankman-Fried
The CEO of FTX and FTX. In the United States, Sam Bankman-Fried (or SBF as it is known in crypto) has over 700k followers. It publishes updates on all things FTX, along with updates and insights on regulatory issues among other crypto topics.
Tyler Winklevoss
and Cameron Winklevoss
Gemini co-founders, the Winklevoss twins have separate Twitter accounts with 1.7 million followers combined. They publish posts about Gemini and their venture capital firm.
Michael Saylor
MicroStrategy founder and CEO Saylor has 2.6 million followers. It publishes almost exclusively on Bitcoin and regulation.
Barry Silbert
The founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group, Silbert has 700k followers and has had his hands on everything from grayscale to CoinDesk. It publishes all kinds of news and variable cryptographic information.
Andreas Antonopolous
A blockchain educator with 700k Twitter followers and 300k subscribers to his YouTube, Antonopolous primarily publishes educational blockchain content.
Ben Armstrong (BitBoy Crypto)
With 800k followers on Twitter and over 1 million subscribers on YouTube, BitBoy Crypto is a large community of cryptocurrency experts. Ben publishes on everything related to cryptocurrencies, from information to memes.
Raoul Pal
Founder and CEO of RealVision and GlobalMacroInvestor, Pal has just under 1 million followers. Post general advice on investing and cryptocurrencies, along with charts.
Founders of Crypto
One of the
best things about cryptocurrencies is that many of the founders are easily accessible on Twitter (the main exception being the most famous of all: Satoshi Nakamoto). Here’s a look at some of the most popular Twitter handles for cryptocurrency founders:
Vitalik Buterin
One of the co-founders of Ethereum, Buterin has 4.2 million followers. Post about Covid relief efforts, Ethereum updates, and general reflections on computing.
Anatoly Yakovenko
Solana Labs co-founder Anatoly has just under 200k followers. It publishes and retweets many things that have to do with the Solana ecosystem such as NFT launches. Note that nothing he retweets or likes constitutes support or advice.
Emin Gün Sirer
Founder and CEO of AvaLabs, the team behind Avalanche, Sirer has 284k followers. A former professor at Cornell, Sirer publishes posts on AVAX, blockchain use cases, and more.
Charles Hoskinson
Co-founder of Ethereum that he left to found Cardano, Hoskinson has just under 1 million followers. He posts updates on Cardano, blockchain and technology, often responding to other users and posting things he likes.
Adam Back
Adam Back is a cryptographer who invented the hashcash component of Bitcoin mining. He is the CEO of Blockstream and has almost 500k followers. Post about Bitcoin developments and retweet crypto memes.
Charlie Lee
Charlie Lee is the creator of Litecoin and has 1 million followers. It publishes almost exclusively about Litecoin and developments within the LTC ecosystem, also comparing it to Bitcoin.
Justin Sun
Founder and CEO of Tron and the Tron Foundation, Justin has 3.3 million followers. It publishes on all kinds of cryptographic topics, even those unrelated to Tron or its ecosystem, while also promoting its appearances.
Erik Voorhees
The founder of ShapeShift, Voorhees has 600k followers. He generally publishes thoughts on the crypto industry, general philosophies, and regulation.
Gavin Wood
Another Ethereum co-founder who left to found Polkadot, and coiner of the term “Web3,” Wood has 363k followers. Post about the Polkadot ecosystem, regulation, blockchain technology, and general thinking.
Dominic Williams
Founder and CEO of DFINITY, the team behind the Internet Computer, Williams has just under 200k followers. It publishes updates on DFINITY projects, along with IT and decentralization.
Crypto analysts and members of the media
For as long as encryption exists, there have been people who have written about it. It started on forums and quickly migrated to industry-specific blogs and publications like Bitcoin Magazine and Coin Desk. Here’s a look at some of the top media analysts and Twitter accounts:
Laura Shin
A crypto journalist with over 200k followers, Laura Shin is also the host of the podcast Unchained. It publishes interviews, cryptographic information, and cryptographic news.
Ryan Selkis
Ryan Selkis is the founder of Messari, a crypto market intelligence site. He has 275k followers on Twitter as “TwoBitIdiot” and publishes mainly on regulations, economics and Web3.
Camila Russo
A former Bloomberg contributor and now manager of Defiant News, Russo has a following of 88k. He wrote a book about Ethereum called The Infinite Machine. Post about Ethereum, DeFi, and crypto regulation.
Michael Van de Poppe
Technical analyst with 165 thousand subscribers to his YouTube channel and over 650 thousand followers on Twitter. Van de Poppe publishes technical analyses on a variety of activities and also publishes on general economic factors.
the Head of Crypto
Crypto analyst with over 500k followers, he publishes his technical analysis, takes and various memes. Note to always do your research and his posts are not financial advice.
Plan B
The creator of the stock-to-flow model used by many for technical analysis (although currently heavily criticized), PlanB has 1.8 million followers. He publishes his technical analysis and reflections on macro market conditions.
Willy Woo
Bitcoin
analyst with one million followers, Willy Woo publishes his analysis on Bitcoin while also posting on macro market conditions and why Bitcoin is still in its infancy.
Coin office
While their Twitter only has 700k followers, Coin Bureau’s YouTube channel has over 2 million subscribers. They publish detailed information on various assets and aspects within the crypto industry.
Benjamin Cowen
A crypto quantitative analyst with just under 700k followers and 767k subscribers on YouTube, Ben publishes on chess, crypto assets, and offers premium technical analysis subscriptions.
Clemente Will
Another crypto analyst, Will publishes posts about Bitcoin, crypto regulation, and a variety of other topics in the cryptocurrency industry.
General crypto and humor
Sometimes you just need a laugh or some general thoughts on cryptocurrencies. The following reports are mostly entertaining and occasionally informative. You should probably expect some NSFW material. Here’s a look at some of the funniest accounts on crypto Twitter:
Cobie
Posting “thoughts on crypto, money, markets, life and whatnot,” Cobie has 738k followers on Twitter. He often investigates and publishes about somewhat unethical things happening in the crypto industry, while also posting humor. Originally known as Crypto Cobain (think of his resemblance to Kurt Cobain) it now hosts an UpOnly podcast with Ledger Status.
Gainzy
Self-described as a “semi-retired derivatives trader,” Gainzy has 150k followers. Post casual analysis, humor, and just general thoughts about life.
pomp
Anthony Pompliano, more often referred to as Pomp, is a Bitcoin investor and podcaster with 1.6 million followers. It publishes everything from humor to regulation and everything in between.
The Crypto Dog
Investor and market commentator, TheCryptoDog has almost 750k followers. It publishes its analysis and thoughts mainly on Bitcoin and Ethereum along with decentralized apps.
AltcoinPsycho
A “ponzi trader since 2013”, AltcoinPsycho has over 450k followers. He writes posts on general market conditions, especially macroeconomic conditions in areas such as Europe.
