Althea is a DePIN and infrastructure-focused Cosmos SDK hybrid EVM Layer 1 blockchain built to enable open-access internet connectivity and automated micropayments. Althea's Twitter Score is 81 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of September 2026, ranking #9,747 (top 5%) among 487,142 tracked accounts.
Althea was founded by Justin Kilpatrick, who serves as co-founder and CTO of althea.net. The project has brought blockchain-enabled internet access to thousands of homes since 2018, combining on-chain micropayments with machine-to-machine billing to let routers and infrastructure nodes settle bandwidth costs automatically. The Althea L1 blockchain genesis took place on March 25, 2024, and its GitHub organization shows active development continuing into 2026.
Althea's design centers on tokenized infrastructure, allowing internet service providers and mesh network operators to participate in an open, permissionless connectivity layer. The chain supports automated on-chain micropayments for bandwidth, making it purpose-built for real-world infrastructure settlement rather than general-purpose smart contract use. Affiliations include Interchain Foundation, as well as Gravity Bridge, Hawk Networks, Connect Humanity, Chandra Station, KR1, Assembly Capital Partners, C14, and Mintscan.
Althea's account has published 3,181 posts and has 11,100 followers as of September 2026. It has been mentioned by 122 accounts, with 1,007 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Althea include 297 founders, 95 angel investors, 106 influencers and 6 VCs, among them Solana, Erik Voorhees, Toly, Laura Shin, Stani and RYAN SAN ADAMS.