We have collated the top 10 most influential cryptocurrency leaders we think you should follow. This is rated on their twitter following and the amount of impact they have had on the industry.
Vitalik Buterin
It is no surprise to see that Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum is at the top of the cryptocurrency influencers leader board. With a massive following of 828K, he is known to have a very open opinion on the industry. He is the genius behind the world’s third largest coin and is also the co-founder of bitcoin magazine. He is currently the Chief Scientist of the Ethereum Foundation where he works on the future visions of the Ethereum protocol.
Twitter: @VitalikButerin
Charlie Lee
Second on our list is Charlie Lee, the creator of Litecoin, and cryptocurrency enthusiast. He is the managing director of the Litecoin Foundation and has an astounding 801K followers on twitter. He entered the world of crypto by getting into bitcoin mining- along with many others. He has worked for many industry leading companies including Google and Coinbase.
Twitter: @SatoshiLite
Nick Szabo
A major influencer in Bitcoin is Nick Szabo, his expertise in cryptocurrency started when he created BitGold the predecessor of Bitcoin. Even though Szabo has denied the claim numerous times, people still speculate whether he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous creator of Bitcoin. He is also known as the ‘father’ of smart contracts and he is always contributing to the crypto industry with his knowledge and experience.
Twitter: @NickSzabo4
Roger Ver
Roger Ver was the world’s first investor in Bitcoin startups and the blockchain industry. He runs the popular wallet and news resource, Bitcoin.com and he is known as a legend in the Bitcoin Cash community. Also known as the ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Roger is a self-educated enthusiasts who invests in numerous Bitcoin startups.
Twitter: @rogerkver
Andreas M. Antonopoulos
Known as one of the greatest bitcoin advocates, Andreas has a large twitter following of 462K where his opinions are regarding highly. He is a distributed systems expert and frequent speaker at cryptocurrency and blockchain events. He is a bitcoin evangelist and author of the well known book ‘Mastering Bitcoin’. We’re now half way through our cryptocurrency influencers list.
Twitter: @aantonop
Erik Voorhees
Erik Tristan Voorhees is co-founder of Coinapult and founder of Satoshi Dice. He is also the creator and CEO of crypto exchange ShapeShift.io. His popular blog bio states he is “among the top-recognized serial Bitcoin advocates and entrepreneurs, understanding Bitcoin as one of the most important inventions ever created by humanity. Erik’s former project, the groundbreaking gaming phenomenon SatoshiDICE, was, at its peak, responsible for more than half of all Bitcoin transactions on Earth.”
Twitter: @ErikVoorhees
Brian Armstrong
Brian Armstong is co-founder & CEO at Coinbase which was founded in 2012. Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges where users can buy and sell Bitcoin and alt coins. He is also co-founder of GiveCrypto which is a non-profit helping people living in poverty by distributing cryptocurrency.
Twitter: @brian_armstrong
Brad Garlinghouse
Brad Garlinghouse is the CEO at Ripple which provides “one frictionless experience to send money globally using the power of blockchain. By joining Ripple’s growing, global network, financial institutions can process their customers’ payments anywhere in the world instantly, reliably and cost-effectively. Banks and payment providers can use the digital asset XRP to further reduce their costs and access new markets.”
Twitter: @bgarlinghouse
Jameson Lopp
Professional Cypherpunk, CTO at Casa and creator of Statoshi.info. According to his popular blog he “enjoys building technology that empowers individuals. At the moment, he’s most interested in opportunities within the Bitcoin and crypto asset ecosystem. He is passionate about sharing his knowledge with others and is receptive to interviews and speaking engagements.”
Twitter: @lopp
Max Keiser
Timothy Maxwell “Max” Keiser is an American broadcaster and film maker. He hosts Keiser Report, a financial program broadcast on Russian state media channel RT that features heterodox economics theories. He is also partner in crypto VC fund Heisenberg Capital. Max completes our cryptocurrency influencers Top 10.
Twitter: @maxkeiser
Our cryptocurrency influencers list is not highly scientific but these are some of the influencers we enjoy reading about. They all have huge twitter followings so the market listens when they speak.
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