We’ve researched and compiled a list of the top blockchain influencers. We looked at their social following, alexa ranking of their blog/site, and other metrics.
| Influencer Name | Bio | Website | Social Following | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas M. Antonopoulos | Andreas M. Antonopoulos is the author of “Mastering Bitcoin,” “The Internet of Money,” and “Mastering Ethereum.” | Antonopoulos.com | 5.0 | |
| Don Tapscott | Don Tapscott is CEO of The Tapscott Group, Inc., chancellor at Trent University, and founder and executive chairman at Blockchain Research Institute. | DonTapscott.com |
|
5.0 |
| Erik Vorhees |
Erik Vorhees is founder and CEO of ShapeShift, a cryptocurrency exchange. |
MoneyandState.com | 5.0 | |
| Naval Ravikant | Naval Ravikant is an angel investor as well as founder and chairman of Angelist. | StartUpBoy.com | 5.0 | |
| Peter Thiel |
Peter Thiel is co-founder and partner of the Founders Fund, a San Francisco-based VC firm. |
FoundersFund.com | 5.0 | |
| Roger Ver | Roger Ver is one of the earliest investors in Bitcoin startups like Bitcoin.com and Blockchain.com. | Bitcoin.com | 5.0 | |
| Tim Hartford |
Tiim Hartford is an author and presenter of “Fifty Things that Made the Modern Economy.” |
TimHarford.com | 5.0 | |
| Vitalik Buterin | Vitalik Buterin is an early blockchain and cryptcurrency expert and created Ethereum. | Vitalik.ca | 5.0 | |
| Barry Silbert |
Barry Silbert is founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group and influential cryptocurrency investor. |
DCG.com | 4.5 | |
| Brian Armstrong | Brian Armstrong is co-founder and CEO at Coinbase, which builds open financial systems. | Blog.coinbase.com | 4.5 | |
| Cameron Winklevoss |
Cameron Winklevoss is co-founder and president of Gemini and is a principal at Winklevoss Capital. |
Gemini.com | 4.5 | |
| Charlie Lee | Charlie Lee is the creator of Litecoin, ex-director of engineering at Coinbase, and a cryptocurrency enthusiast. | SatoshiLite | 4.5 | |
| Gavin Andresen |
Gavin Andresen is the chief scientist at the Bitcoin Foundation. |
GavinAndresen.ninja | 4.5 | |
| Gilles Babinet | Gilles Babinet is a digital champion on the European Commission and co-founder of Hypeed. | GillesBabinet.com | 4.5 | |
| Jim Rickards |
Jim Rickards is a NYT bestselling author of “The Road to Ruin,” “The Death of Money,” and “Currency Wars.” |
JamesRickardsProject.com | 4.5 | |
| Jon Matonis | Jon Matonis is the founding director of the Bitcoin Foundation and a monetary economist. | JonMatonis | 4.5 | |
| Mark Lynd |
Mark Lynd is a globally top-ranked expert in AI, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies. |
RelevantTrack.com |
|
4.5 |
| Adam Back | Adam Back is co-founder and CEO of Blockstream and invented hashcash, used in Bitcoin mining. | Adam3.us | 4.0 | |
| Amy Vernon |
Amy Vernon is the VP at Rivetz Corp, as well as a thought leader and influencer in the blockchain space. |
AmyVernon.net | 4.0 | |
| Antonio Grasso | Antonio Grasso is the CEO of Digital Business Innovation, influencer and thought leader in blockchain and digital transformation. | No Website listed | 4.0 | |
| Balaji S. Srinivasan |
Balaji S. Srinivasan is CTO of Coinbase and co-founder of Counsyl, Earn, Teleport, and Coin Center. |
Balajis.com | 4.0 | |
| Brad Garlinghouse | Brad Garlinghouse is CEO at Ripple, an enterprise blockchain solution for global payments. | Ripple.com | 4.0 | |
| Brian Kelly |
Brian Kelly is a portfolio manager and manages a long / short cryptocurrency hedge fund. |
RexShares.com | 4.0 | |
| Bryce Weiner | Bryce Weiner is a blockchain developer and CEO of AltMarket, Inc. | BryceWeiner | 4.0 | |
| Charlie Shrem |
Charlie Shrem is founder of the Bitcoin Foundation and founder and Chief Visionary Officer for Crypto IQ. |
CShrem.com | 4.0 | |
| Eva Kaili | Eva Kaili is a member of the European Parliament, chairing the Future of Science & Technology committee. | EvaKaili.gr | 4.0 | |
| Jameson Lopp |
Jameson Lopp is creator of Statoshi and is an infrastructure engineer at Casa. |
Lopp.net |
|
4.0 |
| Jeff Garzik | Jeff Garzik is co-founder and CEO at Bloq, provider of blockchain products. | Bloq.com | 4.0 | |
| Karl Smith |
Karl Smith is founder, CIO, CTO, transformation strategist in blockchain and AI. |
Ubi.net | 4.0 | |
| Martin Hiesboeck | Martin Hiesboeck is a managing partner at Geber Brand Consulting, a Taiwanese brand internationalization agency. | GerberConsulting.com | 4.0 | |
| Nick Szabo |
Nick Szabo is a computer scientist, legal scholar and cryptographer. |
Unenumerated.com |
|
4.0 |
| Spiros Margaris | Spiros Margaris is a venture capitalist and founder of Margaris Ventures. | MargarisVentures.com | 4.0 | |
| Tim Draper |
Tim Draper is founder and managing partner at Dealer Associates, a financial service provider. |
Draper.vc | 4.0 | |
| Anabell Hilarski | Anabell Hilarski is the director of operations at High Impact Media Panama, entrepreneur, and blockchain thought leader. | AnaHilarski.com | 3.5 | |
| Chris Skinner |
Chris Skinner is a commentator on the financial markets and financial technology as well as an author. |
TheFinanser.com | 3.5 | |
| Cory Johnson | Cory Johnson is anchor and editor-at-large for Bloomberg Television and is a Ripple market strategist. | No website listed. | 3.5 | |
| Danielle Guzman |
Danielle Guzman is the global head of social media and distributed content at Mercer |
Mercer.us | 3.5 | |
| Emin Gün Sire | Emin Gun Sire is a professor at Cornell University and co-director of the Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Contracts. | Initc3.org | 3.5 | |
| Florian Graillot |
Florian Graillot is partner and VC investor at astorya VC, which focuses on early-stage startups in Europe. |
Astorya.vc | 3.5 | |
| Helene Li | Helene Li is managing director and head of strategic planning, brand, and communications for the Asia Pacific region at BMP Paribas Wealth Management. | WealthManagement.en | 3.5 | |
| Laura Shin |
Laura Shin is a crypto / blockchain journalist and host of the Unchained and Unconfirmed podcasts. |
UnchainedPodcast.co | 3.5 | |
| Ryan Selkis | Ryan Selkis is founder of Messari Crypto, a news feed in the cryptocurrency space. | Messari.io | 3.5 | |
| Tiffany Hayden |
Tiffany Hayden is a blockchain advisor and influencer to the finance industry and blockchain space. |
TiffanyHayden.blog | 3.5 | |
| Alvin Foo | Alvin Foo is an ICO advisor for BitHero, DropChain, and Noiz and a blockchain and crypto expert. | No website listed. | 3.0 | |
| Ryan Selkis | Ryan Selkis is founder of Messari Crypto, a news feed in the cryptocurrency space. | Messari.io | 3.5 | |
| Boris Wertz |
Boris Wertz is founder and general partner at Version One Ventures. |
VersionOne.vc | 3.0 | |
| Brian D Colwell | Brian D. Colwell, also known as “Crypto Hobbit” is an investor and influencer in the crypto space. | BrianDColwell.com | 3.0 | |
| Ƀrock Pierce |
Brock Pierce is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur who is also chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation. |
No website listed. | 3.0 | |
| Crypto Bobby | Crypto Bobby is an influencer in enterprise technology and an enthusiast of cryptocurrencies. | CryptoBobby.com | 3.0 | |
| Elizabeth Stark |
Elizabeth Stark is the CEO and co-founder of Lightning Labs, a blockchain development company. |
Lightning.engineering |
|
3.0 |
| Joseph Lubin | Joseph Lubin is co-founder of Ethereum and founder of ConsensSys. | New.Consensys.net | 3.0 | |
| Lisa Gansky |
Lisa Gansky is an entrepreneur, speaker, and author of “The Mesh: Why the Future of Business is Sharing.” |
Instigating.co | 3.0 | |
| Perianne Boring | Perianne Boring is founder and president of the Digital Chamber and also a Blockchain professor at Georgetown University. | DigitalChamber.org | 3.0 | |
| Tony Arcieri |
Tony Arcieri is co-founder of iqlusion, infrastructure provider for cryptocurrency technologies. |
TonyArcieri.com | 3.0 | |
| Antonio Selas | Antonio Selas is a lawyer, lecturer, and speaker in the blockchain, cryptocurrency, and financial technology spaces. | No website listed. | 2.5 | |
| Antonis Polemitis |
Antonis Polemitis is CEO at University of Nicosia and managing partner at Ledra Capital. |
LedraCapital.com | 2.5 | |
| Ari David Paul | Ari David Paul is CIO of Block Tower Capital and an investment specialist in cryptocurrencies. | TheCryptocurrencyInvestor.com | 2.5 | |
| Arianna Simpson |
Arianna Simpson is managing director at Autonomous Partners and was also a PM at BitGo. |
AriannaSimpson.com | 2.5 | |
| Ben Davenport | Ben Davenport is co-founder at BitGo and Beluga and is an angel investor. | No website listed. | 2.5 | |
| Bettina Warburg |
Bettina Warburg is co-founder of Animal Ventures and blockchain researcher. |
AnimalVentures.com | 2.5 | |
| DaniiL Morozov | Daniil Morozov is co-founder at Node, an educational resource for cryptocurrency investors. | NodeInvestor.com | 2.5 | |
| DK Matai |
DK Matai is chairman and founder of 4IR:PEX and is chairman of the Q-Brain Capital Accelerator. |
No website listed | 2.5 | |
| Jean-Baptiste Lefevre | Jean-Baptiste Lefevre is a project manager for IT at BNP Paribas. | No website listed. | 2.5 | |
| Jonathan Reichental, Ph.D. |
Jonathan Reichental, PhD is the CIO and CTO for the City of Palo Alto, California. |
Reichental.com | 2.5 | |
| Kristov Atlas | Kristov Atlas is a Bitcoin security and privacy engineer and thought leader in blockchain security. | KristoVatlas.com | 2.5 | |
| Marco Santori |
Marco Santori is president and chief legal officer at Blockchain and a fintech advisor to the IMF. |
Marcosantori.com | 2.5 | |
| Michael Casey | Michael Casey is a senior advisor to the MIT Digital Currency Initiative and chairman of the CoinDesk Advisory Board. | MichaelJCasey.com | 2.5 | |
| Michael Novogratz |
Michael Novogratz is the CEO of Galaxy Investment, LP, a US-based private equity firm. |
No website listed | 2.5 | |
| Michael Terpin | Michael Terpin is founder and CEO of Transform Group, an ICO launch advisory firm. | TransformGroup.io | 2.5 | |
| Oliver Bussmann |
Oliver Bussmann is founder and managing partner of Bussmann Advisory, a digital transformation advisory firm. |
BussmannAdvisory.com | 2.5 | |
| Taariq Lewis | Taariq Lewis is founder of DigitalTangible, Serica, and Aquila, a small business cash network. | AquilaCashFlow.com | 2.5 | |
| Blythe Masters |
Blythe Masters is the CEO of Digital Asset Holdings, LLC, a provider of distributed ledger technology. |
DigitalAsset.com | 2.5 | |
| Coin Bloq | Coin Bloq is a YouTube influencer and cryptocurrency investor. | CoinBloq.com | 2.0 | |
| Da Hongfei |
Da Hongfei is the founder of NEO and CEO at Onchain. |
Onchain.com | 2.0 | |
| Đave Hoover | Dave Hoover is co-founder of Dev Boot Camp and an Ethereum and Solidity engineer. | DaveHoover | 2.0 | |
| David Drake |
David Drake is founder and chairman at LDJ Capital, a worldwide investment fund. |
IDJCapital.com | 2.0 | |
| David Gerard | David Gerard is an author and skeptic in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. | DavidGerard.co | 2.0 | |
| Jeremy Allaire |
Jeremy Allaire is CEO and co-founder of Circle, and board chairman at Brightcove. |
Circle.com | 2.0 | |
| John Hargrave | John Hargrave is CEO of Media Shower and author of the upcoming book “Blockchain for Everyone.” | MediaShower.com | 2.0 | |
| Keith Teare |
Keith Teare is the CEO and founder of just.me and partner at Archimedes Labs, LLC. |
Teare.com | 2.0 | |
| Luke Stokes | Luke Stokes is co-founder of FoxyCart, an ecommerce platform and system to sell products online. | Steeit.com/lukestokes | 2.0 | |
| Miko Matsumura |
Miko Matsumuru is founder of Evercoin Exchange and a general partner in Gumi Cryptos |
Miko.com | 2.0 | |
| Ned Scott | Ned Scott is founder and CEO of Steemit, a blockchain-based rewards platform for publishers. | Steem.com | 2.0 | |
| Gianmarco Troia |
Gianmarco Troia is a digital entrepreneur, CEO and founder of Qwince and Securproject.it. |
Handsontheground.com | 1.5 | |
| Olga Feldmeier | Olga Feldmeier is CEO at Smart Valor, a platform for democratizing access to wealth. | Smartvalor.com | 1.5 | |
| Richard Kastelein |
Richard Kastelein is ICO advisor and founder at Blockchain News and partner at Blockchain Partners. |
Cryptoassets.io | 1.5 | |
| Amarpreet Singh | Amarpreet Singh is a leading advocate of the global blockchain community, on the boards of many blockchain projects worldwide. | No website listed | 1.0 | |
| Bogdan Fiedur |
Bogdan Fiedur is a full-stack developer and entrepreneur working with Ethereum and Solidity. |
Bogdanfiedur.net | 1.0 | |
| Chris Miess | Chris Miess is a former Goldman Sachs analyst, founder of ICONIC, and ICO advisor. | No website listed | 1.0 | |
| David Wachsman |
David Wachsman is CEO at Wachsman, a professional services firm for the blockchain industry. |
Wachsman.com | 1.0 | |
| Dean Karakitsos | Dean Karakitsos is the founder of Bloqchain Science and co-founder of Bloxy & Qrypton. | Thebloqchain.com | 1.0 | |
| Dr. John Clippenger |
Dr. John Clippenger is a research scientist at MIT Media Lab and co-founder and executive director at ID3. |
No website listed. |
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1.0 |
| Giovanni Lesna | Giovanni Lesna is chief commercial officer at Blocktrade and lead external advisor to Adbank and others. | Blocktrade.com | 1.0 | |
| Ian Scarffe |
Ian Scarffe is founder at Crypto Consulting and Investments, LTD. |
IanScarffe.com | 1.0 | |
| Jun Hao | Jun Hao is founder of Block Connectors, a blockchain advisory service in Singapore. | Blockconnectors.io | 1.0 | |
| Miikka Saloseutu |
Miikka Saloseutu is co-founder and CEO of Triplex Trading, a Hong Kong-based trading platform. |
No website listed. | 1.0 | |
| Naviin Kapoor | Naviin Kapoor is the founder of The Times of Crypto, an online cryptocurrency news source. | thetimesofcrypto.com | 1.0 | |
| Navroop Sahdev |
Navroop Sahdev is a blockchain expert, economist, and fellow at MIT. |
No website listed. | 1.0 | |
| Phillip Nunn | Phillip Nunn is CEO of Wealth Chain Capital and managing director of Stockholm IT Ventures. | Philipnunn.co.uk | 1.0 | |
| Ryan Taylor |
Ryan Taylor is CEO of Dash Code Group, a digital money system to make instant private payments. |
Dash.org |
|
1.0 |
| Savio Gomez | Savio Gomez is a certified blockchain and AI professional and auditor of ISO systems. | No website listed | 1.0 |