Crypto twitter is one of the most dynamic and engaging online communities you can find. It’s full of enlightening discussions of (possibly) the most important economic breakthrough of the 21st century. It’s also simultaneously filled with frauds, shills, and shitposters. Searching for signal in this noise can be tough, but if you’re willing to put in the time you can build a great list of the best crypto Twitter accounts to follow.
Not willing to put in that time? We’ve got you covered with our comprehensive list of 100+ essential crypto accounts on Twitter that you should be following:
The OGs
These are all accounts that have been active since long before the 2017 crypto bubble. These people have already made their fortune and it comes through in their tweets. Often accused of being “lucky” despite the fact that they were smart enough to trade from 2014-2015 when everyone else thought crypto was dead. Priceless wisdom to be had by following them, but they won’t make it easy for you to find. All funny, some with darker humor than others.
Crypto Cobain
The founder of Crypto Twitter.
Jebus
If you’re losing money in the crypto market, you probably don’t want to follow him. Will twist the knife (in the most hilarious way possible).
Loops
He’s a duck that likes to do drugs and tweet about Bitcoin.
ThisIsNuse
Active trader, great follow for tips on lesser-known coins.
Notsofast
Legendary altcoin miner. Will help you stay ahead of the curve on potential new opportunities. Big fan of Dragonchain.
I am Nomad
Constant source of analysis on industry news. Timely retweets of the Chicago police scanner.
Loomdart
An absolute legend.
Needacoin
The least sarcastic of these OGs. Actually seems genuinely nice at times.
Bitlord
Probably shows his face more than anyone else on crypto twitter. Plenty of live video streams and opinions. An entertainer through and through.
Sicarious
One of the most well-respected accounts. Comments on the entire community.
Cryptopathic
Called the top of the 2017 bubble perfectly.
The Captains of Industry
These people head up some of the most important businesses and organizations in the cryptocurrency space. Generally a bit more “professional” than other crypto twitter accounts.
Arthur Hayes
Co-founder and CEO of BitMEX, the world’s playground for leveraged BTC trading.
Jihan Wu
Co-founder of BITMAIN. His company is the leading producer of Bitcoin mining hardware in the world. Likely has control over more hashing power than any other human on earth.
Elizabeth Stark
Co-founder of Lightning labs which many community members believe is pioneering the best way forward for Bitcoin’s scaling issues.
Samson Mow
CSO of Blockstream, another company looking to help solve Bitcoin’s scaling issues.
Brian Armstrong
Co-founder and CEO of Coinbase, the #1 on-ramp to cryptocurrency for US citizens.
Bary Silbert
Early Bitcoin investor. Influential within a number of companies via his firm DigitalCurrencyGroup.
CZ
CEO at Binance, the world’s #1 exchange by volume for cryptocurrency trading.
Erik Voorhees
Early investor and outspoken Bitcoin supporter. CEO at crypto-to-crypto exchange ShapeShift.io.
Jack
CEO of Twitter and Square and an outspoken Bitcoin supporter.
Neeraj
Communications director for Coincenter, the cryptocurrency policy think tank. Quite possibly the most powerful voice for crypto in Washington D.C.
The Devs
All of the accounts listed here have experience maintaining the actual code that drives some of the world’s most popular cryptocurrencies. Good resources for filtering out the BS that is spouted by much of crypto twitter. Will be the first to call out dumb ideas that aren’t technically feasible.
Romano
Developer of Viacoin, crypto twitter’s unofficial favorite coin. Caused a month-long bull-run by fulfilling a crypto twitter prophecy.
Charlie Lee
Original developer behind Litecoin, one of the earliest and most popular “altcoins” to Bitcoin.
Riccardo Spagni
Core developer for privacy coin Monero. Streetwear aficionado.
Adam Back
Cryptographer who invented the Hashcash protocol. Hashcash was cited in the Bitcoin white-paper by Satoshi Nakamoto as an influence for the proof-of-work algorithm that powers bitcoin.
Vitalik
Lead developer of Ethereum. Outgoing. Active Twitter feed full of casual and technical discussion surrounding Ethereum and many other projects in the space.
Charles Hoskinson
CEO of IOHK and founder of Cardano and Ethereum* (co-founder*). Make sure you know that or he may yell at you.
Zooko
Founder and developer of privacy-focused altcoin Zcash.
Peter Todd
Early Bitcoin core contributor. #21 all time on GitHub in terms of total commits to Core’s GitHub repo. Strong opinions on crypto and tech in general.
Luke Dashjr
Another long-time Bitcoin Core contributor. #10 all time on GitHub. Critical commentary on Bitcoin and, sporadically, traditional Roman Catholicism.
David Schwartz
We don’t consider Ripple (XRP) to be a legitimate cryptocurrency, but learning about it is essential to understanding the community. Schwartz is the CTO at Ripple.
Dishonorable Mention:
Craig Wright
Crypto twitter’s most hated…Faketoshi. Insane person. Claims he is Satoshi Nakamoto while offering no credible evidence. Is currently working on one of the failed Bitcoin Cash forks. Follow for unintentional humor and nothing more. Will ban you if you make fun of him.
The Content Creators
There’s no shortage of crypto-related content in the form of videos, articles, podcasts, and more. A lot of it is trash. These accounts are reliable sources for high-quality content that will actually help you learn.
Dum
Host of Shitcoin talk, the best show committed purely to trading bitcoin and altcoins.
CryptoCronkite
The undisputed source for quality updates on what is happening with Crypto Twitter. Browse the feed when you need to catch up.
CryptoDale
Co-Host of the CryptoStreetPod which does some of the best interviews in the industry. Busch Light Enthusiast.
Leigh Cuen
Reporter for CoinDesk. One of the few journalists you will find that actually puts effort into mastering the space.
Aaron Van Wirdum
Technical Editor for Bitcoin Magazine. An absolute must follow if you want to understand the mechanics of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Quite possibly the industry’s best writer in general.
Andreas Antonopoulos
The most prolific producer of content with the purpose of making Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies accessible to the masses.
CryptoTaxGirl
The #1 public expert when it comes to United States cryptocurrency tax law. Super insightful and always open to questions.
Bitmex Research
There is no-one putting out more consistent, detailed, high-level research on cryptocurrencies. The content arm of the BitMEX exchange.
Hotkatchina
The original crypto model.
Dr. Peter McCormack
Single-handedly got Bitcoin SV delisted from Binance. Host of the What Bitcoin Did Bitcoin podcast.
Crypto Christopher Walken
Your best resource for learning about cryptocurrency mining.
The Best Crypto Traders
A lot of people are into cryptocurrencies because they want to get rich. These guys are doing it better than most. Plenty of posts on technical price analysis of different coins and they are usually open to answering questions (if you ask nicely). Remember though, this is not investment advice. Most of these people have cartoon characters for AVIs. Imagine explaining to your wife that you lost the kid’s college fund because you made your investment decisions based on a cartoon Jalapeno from Twitter.
Borrow their knowledge, these people are smart. But make your own decisions.
DonAlt
Crypto Twitter’s current most popular trader. Exceptional content.
CryptoCred
Offers a huge amount of free Technical Analysis lessons and articles. Brutally honest.
Blues Crypto
Up-and-coming trader. Star of the Crypto Dog Pound trading community.
CryptoCoyote
Analysis of high-cap coins but also a great follow for knowledge and insight into lesser-known coins.
SalsaTekila
Very active and constantly posting charts. Conducts trading live streams on Twitch.
The Crypto Dog
Dabbles in general industry commentary but also offers solid technical analysis.
Hsaka
Consistent producer of educational content.
MoonOverlord
A lot of shitposting but plenty of insightful charts as well.
VentureCoinist
One of the rare high-profile traders that doesn’t try to maintain some form of anonymity. Prolific charter.
Tm3k
Extremely disciplined and focused trader. Feed can sometimes seem a little boring since he is so focused on price action.
CacheBoi
Prolific trader. Also a Blockchain thought leader.
Note: There are a lot of crypto trader accounts on Twitter that will try to get you to pay for access to their “exclusive private trading group”. 95% of these accounts are frauds trying to take advantage of gullible newbies. All of the useful technical analysis you need to succeed in the cryptocurrency space is available for free if you are willing to hunt for it. Don’t get scammed.
The Feds
Chris Giancarlo
Chairman of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The highest ranking U.S. Government official to openly support cryptocurrencies.
The Haters
There is never a shortage of talking heads predicting the death of cryptocurrencies. If the price of bitcoins is falling, these Twitter accounts won’t miss a chance to gloat:
Nouriel Roubini
The Buc Nasty of hating Bitcoin.
Paul Krugman
The go-to economist for New York Times op-eds that hate on cryptocurrency.
Buttcoin
The OG Bitcoin hater.
Jim Rickards
Gold bug that hates anyone who entertains the thought that Bitcoin could be a considered a gold alternative.
Peter Schiff
Another gold bug that tweets about Bitcoin more than his favorite commodity.
Adam Singer
Sober takes on everything wrong with cryptocurrency. Beyond crypto hating, great follow for digital marketing news and stock tips.
The Zealots
Most of Crypto Twitter approaches the industry with at least a slight bit of skepticism. They prepare themselves, to varying degrees, for the possibility that this whole economic experiment is a waste of time. The following accounts do not:
Anthony Pompliano
Your source for pure, unadulterated, crypto market hopium.
Naval
Silicon Valley angel investor and part-time blockchain hopium dealer.
Parabolic Trav
“Your Bitcoin #HODL spirit guide for the journey to $100,000 and beyond”. The most over-the-top optimistic crypto twitter account. Stopped tweeting for most of the 2018 bear market, so when he starts tweeting a lot….you should probably sell.
Jameson Lopp
A living example of the cypherpunk ideals at the roots of Bitcoin.
Bitcoin Bunnies
Exactly what you think it is.
The Real MVPs
These accounts don’t fall into any neat category, but all deserve a follow if you want to diversify your crypto twitter feed. Good mix of experienced users and newer accounts with high-quality, informative content. Plenty of controversial food takes and offensive political commentary as well.
Stardust
Tweets in his own language. Funny af. Possibly Satoshi.
Starbust
An account Stardust uses to talk to himself.
WasserPest
Stardust sock puppet account. An intellectual giant.
CryptoChimp
The best original crypto memes on Twitter.
AztecBTC
Commentary, memes, and TA.
blknoiz06
Author of one of the most comprehensive beginner guides to Bitcoin you can find.
JoeCow
“Blurring the lines between shitposting and genuine stupidity”.
Beastlyorion
Plenty of joke posts but a lot of honest conversation regarding promising altcoin trades and the overall market.
Actual Advice BTC
Trader who made his money and is living the dream in Thailand.
BitcoinBella
Crypto Twitter ambassador to Dog Twitter.
Lowstrife
Doesn’t tweet a lot but always insightful.
StopAndDecrypt
Technical insights mixed with ruthless Bitcoin maximalism.
CryptoGainz
Insightful charts mixed with bitter sarcasm.
Shillhouse
Insightful charts mixed with bitter sarcasm.
Sir TT
At one point, apparently, was a crypto trader. Now mainly tweets about deadlifting. Still hilarious.
Dan Dark Pill
“Art and science. Bitcoin”. He’s brilliant.
StormXBT
The only crypto account followed by Ethan Klein.
Mocho
Psychedelic Hyena hunter of crypto gems. #IHaveABag
Ambroid
Nuanced macro analysis and a cute Corgi pic.
Pato Patinyo
Psychedelic Spaceman hunter of crypto gems. “ancienTbeingno legal adv”.
BullyEsq
Crypto Twitter’s resident lawyer. Bad food takes.
Socal
Crypto miner and trader with an eye for new and undervalued coins.
Secrets of Crypto
Doesn’t tweet often, but worth paying attention when he/her/it does.
Crypto Bobby
Interviews, industry analysis, and depressing tweets about the Jets.
The Don
A solid bridge between crypto twitter and gambling twitter.
The Normal People Pulled Into Crypto
It’s always good to make sure you’re balancing out your Twitter feed. These accounts aren’t 100% committed to posting about cryptocurrencies, but they do dabble. They’ll help you gain the perspective of a knowledgeable outsider.
Elon Musk
Probably owns 5% of the crypto supply but can’t tweet about it directly because the SEC sucks. So he sends clues like this:
John Bollinger
Legendary technical analyst and trader. Has an indicator named after him (Bollinger Bands). Super accessible and willing to discuss ideas with followers.
Peter Brandt
Another veteran trader of traditional markets whose attention has been captured by cryptocurrencies.
Ramp Capital
CFO of Finance Twitter.
Preston Byrne
Libertarian attorney. Self-described “blockchain nerd” but also one of the most reliably thorough skeptics of the entire space.
Nick Szabo
Still rooted in crypto (he’s a “smart contracts pioneer”, but his commentary spans a wealth of other topics including political science, economics, and history.
Jackson Palmer
The original developer behind Dogecoin. Has definitely tried to distance himself from the space, but he still keeps a close eye on it. Another excellent voice for skepticism.
Tim Draper
Venture capitalist who famously purchased 30,000 BTC via the US government’s first-ever auction of bitcoins. The bitcoins were seized from the illicit dark-web marketplace The Silk Road.
John McAfee
Follow for things like:
Tai Lopez
The best indicator that you should sell some crypto. Started putting out Bitcoin content near the top of the 2017 bubble. Ended in early 2018. When he starts talking about Bitcoin again, a new top is likely near.
The Exchanges
You won’t get much in the way of commentary from these accounts, but they’re an essential follow due to the effect that their announcements can have on the market.