Lucas Kohorst is a prediction markets and DeFi researcher who co-founded Adjacent Markets, a venture focused on forecasting-driven news and derivatives research. Lucas's Twitter Score is 97 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of August 2026, ranking #7,552 (top 5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Lucas co-founded Adjacent Markets and launched Adjacent News in October 2024 as a forward-looking news publication powered by prediction markets and forecasting platforms. The project received a Manifund grant of $1,000 and introduced the US Political Future Index, known as UPFI, exclusively across Kalshi markets. Lucas is also affiliated with Foundry and Digital Currency Group.
Lucas has contributed to open-source research through a defi-derivatives GitHub guide cataloging DeFi derivatives, options, futures, perpetuals, and related projects, establishing a reference point for developers and researchers working across decentralized financial infrastructure. Lucas's account has accumulated 4,437 followers as of August 2026 and 5,321 posts, and has been mentioned by 26 accounts a total of 29 times.
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