Crypto influencers, grouped by what they actually do
Most "top crypto accounts" lists rank people by follower count and stop there. Follower count tells you how many people are listening, not whether listening is a good idea. This directory groups accounts by what they produce, says what each type is genuinely useful for and where it reliably misleads, and gives you a tool to check any specific call against what the market actually did next.
Being listed here is not an endorsement
It is not a recommendation to follow anyone, and certainly not a recommendation to act on anything they say. Nobody here is your financial adviser. In Australia, giving personal financial advice without a licence is illegal, and ASIC has taken action against finfluencers who crossed that line — a large following is not a licence and not a qualification.
The habit that beats any list
When someone makes a specific call, write it down with the date. Six months later, check it. Almost nobody does this, which is precisely why confident people keep their audiences after being wrong — the misses are never counted, only the hits are screenshotted.
51 accounts, ordered within each group by audience size. Every name, bio and follower count below is read from X's own API rather than typed by us — last checked 22 August 2026.
Protocol founders and builders
People who wrote, or run, the networks themselves.
Good for
Closest to the source on how a protocol actually works and what is being shipped. When they describe their own system, they are the primary source.
Where it misleads
Nobody is neutral about the thing they built. Treat their view of competing chains as a competitor talking about a rival, because that is what it is.
| Account | Handle | Followers | On X since |
|---|---|---|---|
| vitalik.eth Co-founder of Ethereum. | @VitalikButerin ✓ | 7.6M | 2011 |
| Hayden Adams 🦄 Founder of Uniswap. | @haydenzadams ✓ | 2.0M | 2016 |
| Charlie Lee Ⓜ️🕸️ Creator of Litecoin. | @SatoshiLite ✓ | 1.0M | 2008 |
| Adam Back Cypherpunk; CEO of Blockstream; cited in the Bitcoin whitepaper. | @adam3us ✓ | 955k | 2010 |
| Joseph Lubin Ethereum co-founder; founder of Consensys. | @ethereumJoseph ✓ | 394k | 2014 |
| Samson Mow CEO of Jan3; nation-state Bitcoin adoption. | @Excellion ✓ | 365k | 2008 |
| jesse.base.eth Creator of Base, Coinbase's layer-2 network. | @jessepollak ✓ | 356k | 2009 |
| Stani Founder of Aave. | @StaniKulechov ✓ | 303k | 2018 |
Company and industry leaders
Founders and executives of exchanges, funds and listed companies.
Good for
They see order flow, institutional demand and regulation before it is public, and they talk about the industry as a business rather than a chart.
Where it misleads
Their company has a position and often a balance sheet riding on it. Read every statement as coming from someone whose employer profits if you agree.
| Account | Handle | Followers | On X since |
|---|---|---|---|
| CZ 🔶 BNB Founder and former CEO of Binance. | @cz_binance ✓ | 12.5M | 2017 |
| jack Co-founder of Twitter and Block; Bitcoin-focused. | @jack ✓ | 11.6M | 2006 |
| Michael Saylor Executive chairman of Strategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin. | @saylor ✓ | 5.2M | 2011 |
| Brian Armstrong Co-founder and CEO of Coinbase. | @brian_armstrong ✓ | 3.6M | 2008 |
| Balaji Former CTO of Coinbase; former a16z general partner. | @balajis ✓ | 2.1M | 2013 |
| Erik Voorhees Founder of ShapeShift. | @ErikVoorhees ✓ | 970k | 2009 |
| Chris Dixon General partner at a16z, leading its crypto fund. | @cdixon ✓ | 955k | 2007 |
| Arthur Hayes Co-founder and former CEO of BitMEX. | @CryptoHayes ✓ | 809k | 2018 |
| Sumit Gupta (CoinDCX) Co-founder of CoinDCX. | @smtgpt ✓ | 154k | 2010 |
Educators and explainers
People whose main output is teaching how something works.
Good for
The best starting point if you are new. Explanations of custody, self-custody, gas, staking and security age far better than any price opinion.
Where it misleads
Audience size rewards confidence, and teaching credibility transfers unearned to their market opinions. Someone can explain a wallet perfectly and still be no better than chance on price.
| Account | Handle | Followers | On X since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Pompliano 🌪 “Entrepreneur, investor, and lifelong learner. Daily writing: https://t.co/tpCu2xhIBx Podcast: https://t.co/OaOmES2hv1 ” | @APompliano ✓ | 2.3M | 2011 |
| Dan Held “Follow me to learn about Bitcoin. Fractional CMO. Prev: Head of Marketing @Krakenfx | Growth @Uber @Blockchain. Founder ” | @danheld ✓ | 1.3M | 2013 |
| Andreas (aantonop Team) Author of Mastering Bitcoin. This account is now run by his team. | @aantonop ✓ | 783k | 2013 |
| Ivan on Tech 🍳📈💰 Head Trader @ Bullmania “📈 Elite trader ($BTC, stocks, commodities) 💰 Free trading training: https://t.co/Fgvb4RMjPB 📚 Buy my book: https://t.” | @IvanOnTech ✓ | 490k | 2011 |
| Wendy O “Media Shock Jock | Live Daily 10:30AM PT | Blockchain News | Fun | Contact @RealWendyO | CryptoWendyO@protonmail.com | h” | @cryptowendyo ✓ | 466k | 2017 |
| Zeneca🔮 “proud ambassador of @SwyftxGlobal business enquiries: @R3ACHNTWRK” | @Zeneca ✓ | 397k | 2021 |
| sassal.eth/acc 🦇🔊 Founder of The Daily Gwei; Ethereum educator. | @sassal0x | 297k | 2011 |
| Tone Vays “Former Wall Street Quant w/ MS in Financial Engineering, Derivatives Trader & Financial Educator. Founder of @FinSummit,” | @ToneVays ✓ | 289k | 2014 |
| Girl Gone Crypto “Marketing Manager @CakeWallet, @RadarChat | The Crypto Minute ⏰ | #Bitcoin | Featured in Bloomberg, The Times, Vice, Tim” | @girlgone_crypto ✓ | 242k | 2019 |
| DeFi Dad ⟠ defidad.eth “⟠ DeFi super-user, educator, angel 🎙️ Host/Producer of The @Edge_Pod 📰 Subscribe to newsletter & pod: https://t.co/Pm9” | @DeFi_Dad ✓ | 182k | 2018 |
| Pierre Rochard “Follow for Bitcoin & capital markets insights. CEO of The Bitcoin Bond Company, Steward of @CatholicBitcoin, host of the” | @BitcoinPierre ✓ | 108k | 2021 |
Market analysts and chart readers
Technical analysis, cycle models and market structure.
Good for
They name their levels in advance, which at least makes them checkable — something you cannot do with a vague opinion.
Where it misleads
This is where the record matters most and is quoted least. A call is only evidence if you can see the ones that failed too. The tool below exists for exactly this.
| Account | Handle | Followers | On X since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Cowen “Founder & CEO, ITC | Macro, commodities & digital assets | Liquidity, labor & risk cycles | PhD Engineering | Former NAS” | @benjamincowen ✓ | 1.3M | 2017 |
| Cobie “@echodotxyz @coinbase @uponlytv” | @cobie ✓ | 1.2M | 2013 |
| Lyn Alden Macro analyst; founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy. | @LynAldenContact ✓ | 1.1M | 2017 |
| Cred “Always trader, often shitposter, sometimes educator. @breakoutprop” | @CryptoCred ✓ | 828k | 2017 |
| Michaël van de Poppe “CIO & Founder @MNFund_ and @MNCapital_vc | Host of @new_era_finance | Macro-Economics, Value Based Investing & Trading |” | @CryptoMichNL ✓ | 820k | 2010 |
| Preston Pysh | @PrestonPysh | 732k | 2012 |
| Crypto Tony “Crypto .. 99% will lose money invested. Educational Content only. Not financial advice. Tweets do not endorse buying Cry” | @CryptoTony__ ✓ | 569k | 2017 |
| Rekt Capital “Crypto Investor/Analyst Writes RC Newsletter: https://t.co/pFp14Jbs2r Follow for level-headed insights on Bitcoin and ” | @rektcapital ✓ | 563k | 2017 |
| XO “Trading | AI Engineering | Product Partner @PrimeXBT” | @Trader_XO ✓ | 549k | 2013 |
| Nebraskangooner “🚨 Daily #Bitcoin and Equity Updates Nothing I post is financial advice. More content👇 | https://t.co/ovtThm6sVi |” | @Nebraskangooner ✓ | 407k | 2015 |
| Koroush AK “Crypto Trader for 9 Years | Traders: Get your 2026 free trading journal ↓” | @KoroushAK ✓ | 378k | 2013 |
| wale.moca 🐳 “On vacation | For business: @R3ACHNTWRK” | @waleswoosh ✓ | 177k | 2022 |
On-chain investigators and data
Accounts that read the blockchain directly — wallet flows, thefts, frauds.
Good for
The most falsifiable material in crypto: their claims come with transaction hashes you can check yourself, independently of whether you trust them.
Where it misleads
A large wallet moving coins is a fact; the motive attached to it is a guess. Follow the hash, not the narrative built on top of it.
| Account | Handle | Followers | On X since |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZachXBT On-chain investigator; documents thefts and frauds. | @zachxbt ✓ | 1.1M | 2015 |
| Lookonchain Tracks large on-chain wallet movements. | @lookonchain ✓ | 705k | 2021 |
| Ignas “Subscribe to my DeFi blog to get ahead of the curve 👉 https://t.co/7O0WAdXUnT Co-founder of @PinkBrains_io DeFi Creato” | @DefiIgnas ✓ | 163k | 2017 |
Journalists and media
Reporters, podcasters and publications covering the industry.
Good for
They interview the people making decisions and are the ones who chase a story when a platform starts to wobble.
Where it misleads
Check whether the outlet takes sponsorship from the projects it covers, and whether sponsored posts are labelled. Many do not label them.
| Account | Handle | Followers | On X since |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Gokhshtein Founder of Gokhshtein Media. | @davidgokhshtein ✓ | 814k | 2010 |
| Layah Heilpern “Host of The Layah Heilpern Show: https://t.co/2pdZcnnXPr 🎙️ #Bitcoin & Freedom • Marketing Consultant • All enquiries D” | @LayahHeilpern ✓ | 694k | 2012 |
| Natalie Brunell ⚡️ Journalist; host of Coin Stories. | @natbrunell ✓ | 628k | 2012 |
| DEGEN NEWS “Reporting DEGEN nonsense. Disclaimer: https://t.co/mN6YYeRQvL TG: https://t.co/fF1HgnDWxa.” | @DegenerateNews ✓ | 422k | 2022 |
| Laura Shin Journalist; host of the Unchained podcast. | @laurashin ✓ | 294k | 2009 |
| PaulBarron “#1 Global Crypto Media 🌐 Investor & Technologist. Exploring evolution of AI & Finance. Author & Filmmaker. 🛡️ Protecti” | @paulbarron ✓ | 202k | 2008 |
| Hailey Lennon Lawyer writing on crypto regulation. | @HaileyLennonBTC ✓ | 100k | 2015 |
| Camila Russo Founder of The Defiant; author of The Infinite Machine. | @CamiRusso ✓ | 95k | 2011 |
Identity, follower count, account age and verification status read from X's API and refreshed quarterly · last checked 22 Aug 2026. Follower counts move constantly — treat them as a scale, not a precise figure. A bio in quotation marks is the account's own description of itself, not ours.
Who is deliberately not here
Anonymous signal and "gem" accounts
Other directories pad their lists with these. We exclude them by rule, not by opinion: if nobody real stands behind an account, its track record cannot be checked — and an unaccountable track record is the entire business model of a pump-and-dump.
Accounts that move crypto but are not about crypto
A handful of very large accounts move crypto prices without being crypto accounts. Listing them here to catch searches would be traffic bait, so we do not.
Net worth, homes and families
We publish none of it, for anyone on this page. The net worth figures circulating for these people are almost always guesses, and the rest is not ours to publish.
Where to go next
The evaluation method matters more than any list, and the official-account directory is the one that protects you from impersonators.
How to read any crypto influencer →
Verified official accounts →
Scams and safety →
Questions
FAQ
Is this a list of people you recommend following?
No. It is a directory of accounts with real audiences in crypto, grouped by what they actually do. Being listed here is not an endorsement, a recommendation to follow, or any kind of view on whether their opinions are worth acting on. We deliberately publish the tools to check someone rather than a verdict on them.
How did you choose who appears?
Four rules. The account has to be attributable — a named person, a persistent identity with a public track record, or an established publication. It has to be primarily about crypto. It has to have real reach, which we show as the actual number rather than a claim. And every handle has to be verified against X before it appears. Anonymous "signals" and "100x gems" accounts are excluded by rule, because a track record you cannot attribute is a track record you cannot check.
Why are the follower counts different from other lists?
Because ours are real and dated. Most published lists hand-type the numbers once and never revisit them. We read each account through X's API and stamp the date it was checked, then refresh quarterly.
Can following these accounts count as financial advice?
No, and it is worth being clear about it. Nobody on this page is your financial adviser, and in Australia giving personal financial advice without a licence is illegal. ASIC has taken action against unlicensed finfluencers. Social media commentary is entertainment and information — the decision, and the loss, is yours alone.
Someone here is missing or the details are wrong.
Tell us and we will fix it. Identity fields come from X directly, so an out-of-date name or bio means the account changed since our last check and will correct itself on the next refresh.