No matter what industry you look at, influencers and trendsetters have impact on the market. Sometimes, these individuals put tweets that can reach across different sectors, impacting the value, or creating a trend within markets. Nobody feels it as much as cryptocurrencies right now, where statements from the crypto influencers can impact the overall value of the entire market cap.

In this article, I talk about trendsetters that have the ability to rock the cryptocurrency world down to the core. These people move the market by providing insights within blockchain networks. Having created this top 11 list, I would suggest for you to sit tight and record these leaders for your future fundamental investigation of the crypto market.

 

The Importance of Media and Hype

Right now, the crypto industry is small enough to feel the effects coming from leaders’ opinions and announcements. However, the market grows as we speak and the hype impact is becoming smaller and smaller compared to just a year ago. Take Coinbase’s listing for example. Only a few months ago, it would have been such huge news, the bull run would have come to pass almost immediately. Now though, the market shows a bit more maturity and is not that easily moved.

Still, it is a fairly small sector to be in right now. Thus, crypto influencers can still impact the market in terms of value, trends, and development direction.

 

TOP 11 Crypto Influencers

Without further ado, let’s delve into the top crypto influencers that industry has right now. They differ according to the position and spheres of blockchain involved but they all share one trait – they have the power to move markets.

 

Changpeng Zhao      Follow @cz_binance

Mr. Zhao is the CEO of Binance and one of the developers of Blockchain.info as well. Changpeng Zhao is perhaps one of the most active leaders in the social media. With his platform worth over $1.4 billion, Binance executive is one of the well-respected crypto influencers in the world. Watch out for his tweets as the market tends to react when Mr. Zhao puts his own prediction on the line.

 

Vitalik Buterin     Follow @VitalikButerin

The Ethereum’s founder, Vitalik Buterin is a force to reckon with. All ERC-20 tokens owe their existence to this man, who developed the currently second largest cryptocurrency in the industry. Moreover, being a programmer himself while carrying a business on his shoulders is something crypto investors should not ignore. Since he is quite active on social platforms, you would do well to keep tabs on Mr. Buterin.

 

Tuur Demeester     Follow @TuurDemeester

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This crypto influencer is one of the leading CoinDesk news writers, with plenty of connections within the crypto world. He is also an independent investor, fully vested in the blockchain technology. Thus, whatever he says does have a merit of a man that knows ins and outs of the market. Keep an eye on his tweets, even though he is not as active as the first two on the social media.

 

Charlie Lee     Follow @SatoshiLite

Charlie Lee is the founding father of Litecoin, now also employed in Coinbase company. It cannot really get bigger than this, where you have a popular coin and one of the largest companies in the crypto world, all tied to this one person. Mr. Lee also has a brother that established and managed a giant in China called BTC China. He is active in social media, putting his own efforts for Litecoin’s adoption.

 

Roger Ver     Follow @rogerkver

Roger Ver is one of the early adopters of bitcoin, back in the day when no one knew about it. Now, however, Ver seeks to push for cryptocurrencies’ mass adoption in the world and is quite active in the social media. Recently, he was awarded Fortune’s The Ledger 40 under 40 for business excellence. In other words, follow up on Roger Ver while you conduct your market analysis.

 

Andreas M. Antonopoulos     Follow @aantonop

Going through Antonopoulos’s bio on his own website, it is clear why this expert found his way into our list. The most important factor is that he works with technology, not just investments. He is an advocate of use rather than trade, meaning that he can point out projects with a bright future in terms of real-life solutions. He’s also very active on social media, thus making the follow-up on his tweets is a good idea.

 

Don Tapscott     Follow @dtapscott

When it comes to blockchain research, rare are those that can surpass Don Tapscott. This crypto professional established the Blockchain Research Institute and is an author of several books concerning ledger technology. He is also a speaker, consultant for businesses and a crypto influencer that advocates crypto innovation. He also has a son that keeps tabs on cryptos as well, so I would advise keeping both of them Follow @alextapscott within your analysis.

 

Daniel Dabek     Follow @dandabek

By creating the world’s largest decentralized platform for buying and selling goods and services with cryptocurrency, Daniel Dabek aims to transform e-commerce into c-commerce. He is a founder and chief architect of Safex with years of experience in software development and cryptocurrency industry. His most significant contribution to the crypto world is the Safex emission curve that is designed to benefit every participant and not just the early adopters. Follow his tweets for more insights about his exciting projects.

 

Nick Szabo     Follow @NickSzabo4

Szabo is a cryptographer and a computer scientist that breaths blockchain. If the fact that he invented the concept of “smart contracts” does not push you to regularly check his statuses and tweets, then I do not know what will. He was also featured in all major newspapers, including New York Times and is often dubbed (although he always denies it) as the real Satoshi Nakamoto.

 

Gavin Andresen     Follow @gavinandresen

Andresen was named by Satoshi Nakamoto as the lead developer for bitcoin following the bitcoin father’s departure from the industry. Thus, as the leader of the king of the market, you should definitely not miss out on his announcements. In 2012, he established Bitcoin Foundation, where he gathered all great minds of cryptos, to develop bitcoin and push the market forward.

 

Erik Voorhees     Follow @ErikVoorhees

On the business side, Erik Voorhees is someone that knows how crypto works for a business. More importantly, he knows how to operate one, what with his experience in Coinapult, BitInstant, and Satoshi Dice. His most successful creation, however, is ShapeShift.io, which is one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world. If something is happening in the market, he is sure to report on it in the social media feed.

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That was our top 11 picks to follow on twitter, don’t miss their post if you want to be informed about the new trends in the crypto world. Do you have your favourite crypto influencers that we didn’t include in this list? Post their Twitter profiles in the comments!