0xsifu (@0xSifu) — Twitter Score 128 out of 1000

0xsifu is a crypto founder and DeFi treasury operator whose identity as Michael Patryn became a subject of public controversy in January 2022, when he was identified as a co-founder of Wonderland while serving as its treasury manager. 0xsifu's Twitter Score is 128 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #4,965 (top 1%) among 498,181 tracked accounts.

0xsifu co-founded Quadriga Fintech Solutions, the Canadian cryptocurrency exchange that filed for bankruptcy in 2019. The Ontario Securities Commission concluded in June 2020 that QuadrigaCX had operated as a fraud and Ponzi scheme run by Gerald Cotten. 0xsifu has stated he departed Quadriga in 2016, before the majority of customer funds were deposited, a timeline the Ontario Securities Commission account acknowledged. Sources including Wired have reported that Michael Patryn was formerly known as Omar Dhanani, who pleaded guilty in 2005 to one count of conspiracy to commit credit and bank card fraud and identity document fraud in connection with the Shadowcrew/Operation Firewall case.

0xsifu also co-founded Wonderland, a DeFi protocol. His January 2022 public identification as Michael Patryn triggered significant controversy around his role managing Wonderland's treasury. 0xsifu's account has accumulated 62,587 followers as of October 2026 and 4,180 posts, and has been mentioned by 151 accounts, with 294 total mentions.

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The accounts that follow 0xsifu include 456 founders, 130 angel investors, 345 influencers and 7 VCs, among them Erik Voorhees, Laura Shin, Smolting Wassie, Zhu Su, Luca Netz and Db.