Welcome to Top 200 Blockchain Authors And Influencers
Top 200 Blockchain Authors And Influencers offers a holistic overview research list of the most important and influential authors, influencers, makers, creators in the blockchain world!
Rank | Name | Bio | Country | Social Presence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitalik ButerinProgrammer, entrepreneur | Ethereum blockchain, Bitcoin Magazine | Canada | |
| 2 | Don TapscottBusiness Executive, author, consultant, professor, and speaker | CEO (Tapscott Group), Co-Founder and Executive Chairman (Blockchain Research Institute) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| 3 | Andreas M. AntonopoulosBitcoin and open blockchain technology advocate, tech entrepreneur, and best selling author | Podcast host (Unscrypted, Let’s Talk Bitcoin), Author of 'The Internet of Money' series of books | London, UK | |
| 4 | Timothy DraperVenture capitalist, serial entrepreneur | Draper Associates, DFJ, Draper Venture Network (Founder) | CA, United States | |
| 5 | Changpeng ZhaoBusinessman, investor, software engineer | Co-Founder and CEO (Binance) | Singapore | |
| 6 | Brad GarlinghouseBusiness strategist, global leader, cryptocurrency influencer, | CEO (Ripple Labs Inc.) | USA | |
| 7 | Joseph LubinCEO and Founder (ConsenSys) | Distributed database entrepreneur, ConsenSys, Ethereum | New York, USA | |
| 8 | Perianne BoringEntreprenuer, academic professor, global influencer, keynote speaker, and a blockchain expert | Founder and CEO (Chamber of Digital Commerce), legislative analyst (The U.S. House of Representatives) | USA | |
| 9 | Roger VerSerial entrepreneur, cryptocurrency investor and influencer | Bitcoin Jesus | Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 10 | Tiffany HaydenLiberty advocate, fintech specialist, entrepreneur | Founder (Casheer, Inc.), Libertarian Candidate for Governor of Michigan (2018) | USA | |
| 11 | Matthew GreenCryptographer, security technologist, associate professor, author, blogger, entrepreneur | Cybersecurity expert, Assistant Professor (Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute) | USA | |
| 12 | Dinis GuardaAuthor, academic, influencer, serial entrepreneur and global thought leader | CEO of Ztudium, Editor of 4IR: AI, Blockchain, Fintech - How to Reinvent a Nation | London, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | Warren WhitlockDigital business strategist, author, speaker, serial entrepreneur, podcast host | Bestselling author "Twitter Revolution: How Social Media and Mobile Marketing are Changing the Way We Do Business" | USA | |
| 14 | Peter McCormackPodcaster, cryptocurrency journalist, blogger, serial entrepreneur | What Bitcoin Did podcast series | England, UK | |
| 15 | Charles HoskinsonEntrepreneur, mathematician, cryptocurrency evangelist | Co-Founder Cardano, Ethereum | USA | |
| 16 | Jon MatonisBlockchain and Bitcoin researcher, monetary economist | Bitcoin Foundation (Founding Director) | USA | |
| 17 | Sally EavesCTO, Global Strategy Advisor - Blockchain AI 5G IoT FinTech, Social Impact specialist, Keynote speaker and author | Blockchain, AI, 5G, IoT, FinTech expertise | London, United Kingdom | |
| 18 | Hirander MisraFinancial Markets Expert, Founder & CEO | Finance & Blockchain Technology Expertise | London, United Kingdom | |
| 19 | Travis WrightKeynote Speaker, Web3 & Crypto Marketing Advisor, Author, Futurist, Spiritual Technologist, Bad Crypto Podcast host | The Bad Crypto podcast | USA | |
| 20 | Meltem DemirorsCrypto influencer, finance expert, investor, consultant, lawyer | VP (DCG), CSO (Coinshares) | England, UK | |
| 21 | Elizabeth StarkListing Coordinator, Tech entrepreneur | Lightning Labs (Founder) | USA | |
| 22 | Erik VoorheesEntrepreneur, cryptocurrency advocate | ShapeShift (Founder) | USA | |
| 23 | Thomas PowerInfluencer, board member, public speaker | Author of the book "Tokenomics" | London, United Kingdom | |
| 24 | Johannes DrooghaagExecutive, Consultant, Coach, Speaker, Author | Spearhead Management (CEO) | Germany | |
| 25 | Tim SwansonBlockchain influencer, entrepreneur, instructor, author, columnist, speaker | Post Oak Labs (Founder and Director of Research) | USA | |
| 26 | Ben HorowitzEntrepreneur, investor, blogger, author | Opsware and Andreessen Horowitz (Co-founder) | Berkeley, California | |
| 27 | Balaji SrinivasanAngel investor, tech founder, WSJ bestselling author | Counsyl (Co-Founder), Coinbase (CTO), Andreessen Horowitz (general partner) | Singapore | |
| 28 | Jameson LoppSoftware engineer, Cypherpunk, investor, entrepreneur, advisor | Crypto self-custody solution provider Casa (Co-founder, CTO) | Unknown | |
| 29 | Ryan SelkisEntrepreneur, investor, crypto commentor, writer | Crypto Asset and Data company, Messari (Co-Founder and CEO) | USA | |
| 30 | Zooko Wilcox-O'HearnComputer security specialist, cypherpunk, entrepreneur | Tahoe Least-Authority File Store (Founder and CEO) | USA | |
| 31 | Tuur DemeesterInvestor, entrepreneur, writer (macroeconomics Bitcoin) | MacroTrends (Investment newsletter) | Belgium | |
| 32 | Oliver BussmannTechnology thought leader, advisor, board member, keynote speaker, fintech leader, blockchain influencer | Bussmann Advisory AG (founder and CEO) | Switzerland | |
| 33 | Barry SilbertInvestor, entrepreneur, fintech expert | Digital Currency Group (Founder and CEO) | USA | |
| 34 | Jeff GarzikSerial entrepreneur, software developer, investor | Bloq, Nextcypher Productions, Dunvegan Space Systems, Inc. (Founder) | USA | |
| 35 | Adam Back cryptographer, cypherpunk, technology entrepreneur, security architect | Blockstream (CEO), Hash cash (proof-of-work algorithm) | UK | |
| 36 | Emin Gün SirerProfessor, blockchain researcher, technology innovator, cryptocurrency expert, entrepreneur, thought leader | SPIN (Operating System), HyperDex, Avalanche (Consensus Protocol) | USA | |
| 37 | Preston J. ByrneEntrepreneur, columnist, law professional, blockchain consultant, advisor | Brown Rudnick’s Digital Commerce Group (Partner), Not Legal Advice (Columnist) | Washington, USA | |
| 38 | Justin SunDiplomat, technology entrepreneur, philanthropist, blockchain and cryptocurrency advocate, investor | Tron DAO (Founder), Huobi Global (Global Advisory Board Member), BitTorrent (Supporter) | Switzerland | |
| 51 | Bruce FentonManaging Director | Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies | Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States | |
| 52 | Kevin WerbachProfessor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics | Internet and communications technologies | ||
| 53 | Paul VignaJournalist, Author, Senior Investment Writer, Editor
| Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain technology | Verona, New Jersey, United States | |
| 54 | Efi PylarinouIndependent Fintech and Blockchain advisor | Global Influencer in Fintech & Disruptive Tech | Fribourg, Switzerland | |
| 55 | Kevin WeilPresident of Product & Business | Technology | Portola Valley, California, United States | |
| 56 | Brock PierceEntrepreneur, Former child actor | Blockchain, Crypto | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 57 | Jerry BritoExecutive Director | Blockchain, Crypto | Washington D.C, U.S. | |
| 58 | Kyle TorpeyCryptocurrency Writer | Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | |
| 59 | Vlad ZamfirBlockchain researcher, developer | Ethereum blockchain | London, U.K. | |
| 60 | Adryenn AshleyNFT Community Designer & Technical Architect / Influencer | Wow! Is Me, Inc. | Foxies NFT | Billionaire Zombies Club DAO LLC | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 61 | Arianna SimpsonFounder and Managing Director of Autonomous Partners,
| BitGo | Autonomous Partners | Andreessen Horowitz | New York, New York, United States | |
| 62 | Charlie ShremEntrepreneur, Investor | Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States | |
| 63 | Tyler WinklevossEntrepreneur, Rower, Cryptocurrency investor | Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies | Southampton, New York | |
| 64 | Cameron WinklevossEntrepreneur, Investor | Crytocurrencies | Southampton, New York, U.S. | |
| 65 | David MarcusCo-founder, CEO | Technology, Mobile, Payment, Consumer Internet | Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, U.S. | |
| 66 | Joseph YoungFinancial analyst, Investor | Crypto | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 67 | Michael TerpinFounder and CEO of Transform Group, BitAngels | Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies | New York, United States | |
| 68 | Jimmy SongProgramming Blockchain Instructor, Investor, Advisor | Bitcoin | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| 69 | Samson MowFounder CEO | Blockchain, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies | Shanghai, Shanghai, China | |
| 70 | Vinay GuptaCEO | AI, Blockchain | London, U.K. | |
| 71 | Kai GrunwitzCountry Managing Director - Germany | Global Consulting Governance | Germany | |
| 72 | Willy WooBitcoin Analyst, Researcher | Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies | Hong Kong SAR | |
| 73 | Muneeb AliCo-founder, CEO | Stacks, Protothread, Scientific career | New York, New York, United States | |
| 74 | Linda XieCo-founder, Managing Director | Cryptocurrencies | U.S. | |
| 75 | Aaron Van WirdumOG | Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies | The Randstad, Netherlands | |
| 76 | Gavin AndresenEntrepreneur In Residence | Bitcoin | Amherst, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 77 | Pieter WuilleEngineer | Blockchain | San Francisco Bay Area, U.S. | |
| 78 | Trace MayerManager | Bitcoin | Las Vegas, U.S. | |
| 79 | Peter Van ValkenburghCryptolawyer | Crypto Law | Washington, U.S. | |
| 80 | Alex Van De SandeAdvisor | UX Design, Entrepreneurship | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 81 | Wayne VaughanCEO | Bitcoin | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| 82 | Ryan SheaCo-founder | Web 3.0, DeFi | ||
| 83 | Nick TomainoFounder | Cryptocurrencies | Carson City, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 84 | Laura ShinCrypto journalist, host of Unchained, author of 'The Cryptopians' | Blockchain, Crypto | New York City, USA | |
| 85 | Spiros MargarisVenture capitalist | Influencer | Rorschacherberg, St Gallen, Switzerland | |
| 86 | Bobby LeeAuthor, Entrepreneur, Bitcoin Pioneer | Founding world's longest running crypto exchange BTCC | Xuhui District, Shanghai, China | |
| 87 | Wences CasaresCEO | Entrepreneurship, Bitcoin, Digital Assets | ||
| 88 | Kelly LoefflerEntrepreneur, philanthropist, politician, venture capitalist | United States Senator (Georgia, 2020-2021) | USA | |
| 89 | Matt Coralloopen-source developer, technology entrepreneur, blockchain software engineer | Blockstream (Co-Founder), Chaincode Labs (open source developer), Square Crypto (Improving Bitcoin) | Quebec, Montreal, Canada | |
| 90 | Anthony Di IorioTechnology entrepreneur, adjunct professor, thought leader | Ethereum (Co-Founder), Bitcoin Alliance of Canada (Executive Director) | Toronto, Canada | |
| 91 | Ben DavenportAngel Investor, technology entrepreneur, algorithm developer, advisor | BitGo, Beluga (Co-founder), | USA | |
| 96 | Antonio GrassoFounder and CEO of Digital Business Innovation Srl | Member of The Society of Professional Journalists | Naples, Campania, Italy | |
| 101 | Joe WeisenthalEditor at Bloomberg | Editor | ||
| 102 | Jack DorseyInnovator and Computer programmer | Founder of Twitter. Inc. and Bock. Inc. | ||
| 103 | Micheal NovogratzInvestment Banker and Army Pilot | Fortress Group and Honorary Chairman of USA Wrestling Foundation | New York, USA | |
| 104 | Jihan WuEntrepreneur | Bitcoin Mining | Beijing, China | |
| 105 | Da HongfeiEntrepreneur | Internet of Things and Industrial Internet | Shanghai, China | |
| 106 | Caitlin LongInvestment Banker | Founding Custodia Bank | Wyoming, USA | |
| 107 | Guenther DobrauzPartner, PwC Legal | Innovation influencer | Zurich, Switzerland | |
| 108 | Rune ChristensenEntrepreneur | Founder and CEO of MakerDao | Zealand, Denmark | |
| 109 | Brandon ChezEntrepreneur, Investor, CEO
| Founding CoinMarketCap, a global cryptocurrency data platform. | United States | |
| 110 | Dr Mark van RijmenamAuthor and Entrepreneur | Podcasts and Books on AI, Blockchain and IoT | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| 111 | Jesse PowellEntrepreneur | Crypto Exchange Kraken | San Francisco, USA | |
| 112 | Heath TarbertLawyer | Head of CFTC | USA | |
| 113 | Ted LivingstonRobotics Engineer | Developing Kik Application | Ontario, Canada | |
| 114 | Spencer BogartEntrepreneur and CFA Chartered Holder | Cryptocurrency Analysis | San Francisco, California, United States | |
| 116 | Jake ChervinskyLawyer and Entrepreneur | Voice on Crypto Regulatory issues in the USA | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | |
| 117 | Christine LagardePolitician, economist, and lawyer | President of European Central Bank | Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany | |
| 118 | Mati GreenspanPortfolio Manager, Quantum Economist, Author and Market Analyst | Articulate Investments in Crypto Assets | Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| 119 | Andy CheungEntrepreneur and Computer Scientist | Cryptocurrency Exchange and Blockchain Industry | South Korea | |
| 120 | Jed McCalebSoftware Developer | Ripple, Software development and Cryptocurrency Exchange | California, USA | |
| 121 | Mike KayamoriEntrepreneur | Founding Liquid | Japan |
