ACJR is a non-profit professional organization that serves as the world's largest network of journalists and researchers covering cryptocurrency and blockchain. ACJR's Twitter Score is 51 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of September 2026, ranking #17,453 (top 5%) among 486,860 tracked accounts.
ACJR was co-founded by Michael del Castillo, Leigh Cuen, Pete Rizzo, Molly Jane Zuckerman, Camila Russo, Jon Rice, Laura Shin, Michael McSweeney, Joon Ian Wong, Zack Seward, Josh Quittner, and Joanna Ossinger. Registered as a 501(c)(6) non-profit in New York and established in 2019, the organization has grown to more than 1,000 members. Its current leadership includes Sam Reynolds as President, Aaron Stanley as Vice President, and Mitchell Moos as Treasurer, with Olivia Capozzalo, Phil Gomes, Shaurya Malwa, and Pedro Solimano serving as at-large board members.
ACJR runs an annual Crypto Journalism and Research Awards program recognizing outstanding work across the industry, alongside events, meetups, a Substack newsletter, and a Telegram community. Its bylaws were most recently updated in December 2023. The account has published 2,177 posts on the platform and has attracted 2,987 followers as of September 2026. ACJR has been mentioned by 71 accounts, with 164 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow ACJR include 165 founders, 34 angel investors, 81 influencers and 2 VCs, among them Laura Shin, CoinDesk, Frank Chaparro, Tay, Neeraj K. Agrawal and Camila Russo.