Apr 15, 2025
1 min read
Founders are the real influencers on crypto twitter.
They move markets with new products and technology. They direct narratives and drive conversations within the crypto community. No "KOL" or "influencer" can replicate what they do.
The criteria for choosing these founders:
- Designed/Designing a new category in crypto
- Relatively active on 𝕏
- Good-faith actors
With that, here are the best token founders to follow:
| Founder | Protocol | 𝕏 |
|---|---|---|
| Jing Wang | Optimism | https://x.com/jinglejamOP |
| Stani Kulechov | Aave | https://x.com/StaniKulechov |
| Hayden Adams | Uniswap | https://x.com/haydenzadams |
| Shuyao | MegaETH | https://x.com/hotpot_dao |
| Andre Cronje | Yearn / Sonic (prev Fantom) | https://x.com/AndreCronjeTech |
| Vitalk Buterin | Ethereum | https://x.com/VitalikButerin |
| Kain Warwick | Infinex / Synthetix | https://x.com/kaiynne |
| Jeff | Hyperliquid | https://x.com/chameleon_jeff |
| Anatoly Yakovenko | Solana | https://x.com/aeyakovenko |
| Mert | Helius Lab | https://x.com/0xMert_ |
| Alon | Pump Fun | https://x.com/a1lon9 |
| Shayne Coplan | Polymarket | https://x.com/shayne_coplan |
| Gordon Goner | Yuga Labs | https://x.com/GordonGoner |
| Luca Netx | Pudgy Penguin / Abstract | https://x.com/LucaNetz |
| Zagabond | Azuki | https://x.com/Zagabond |
| Alex Svanevik | Nansen | https://x.com/ASvanevik |
| TN Lee | Pendle | https://x.com/tn_pendle |
Things to do:
- Update this list as I recall more founders
- Add a few lines describing the protocol/company
- Try to come up with the term to describe the category that they designed (e.g. Pendle = yield tokenization | Polymarket = prediction market)
Also this post will serve as the outline for my content series...
"Crypto Founder Stories"
What's that?
Well, I will be writing super long well researched articles on the story of each crypto founder featured here (I'm going to regret this)
DM me on 𝕏 if you think someone should be on this list!