Balanced (@BalancedDeFi) — Twitter Score 8 out of 1000

Balanced is a cross-chain DeFi interface that aggregates third-party protocols across multiple blockchains, most notably SODAX. Balanced's Twitter Score is 8.0 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #113,148 among 493,607 tracked accounts.

Balanced was founded by Scott Smiley and originally launched on the ICON blockchain on April 26, 2021. The project was formerly affiliated with the ICON Foundation, completing an economic-enshrinement arrangement with ICON in February 2024, and previously worked with Band Protocol as an oracle provider and strategic partner. CMS Holdings and FBG Capital were formerly strategic partners, and the project has received backing from the Stellar Community Fund. The protocol suffered losses from an exploit in June 2023.

Balanced underwent significant structural changes beginning in 2025. The account rebranded its X handle from @BalancedDAO to @BalancedDeFi during Q1 2025, and in November 2025 the Balanced DAO approved its final governance proposal, formally shutting down decentralized governance. Balanced v2 launched on April 7, 2026 as a frontend for third-party protocols, repositioning the project as a privately owned cross-chain interface. Balanced currently works at PARROT9 as owner of that entity.

Balanced has continued expanding its chain coverage since the v2 relaunch, adding Injective on May 11, 2026 as its thirteenth blockchain connection. On June 29, 2026, the platform added six tokenized-equity xStock assets for trading, broadening its product offering beyond native crypto assets. Balanced has published 2,934 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 13 accounts a total of 70 times, with 9,444 followers as of October 2026.

Who follows Balanced on X?

The accounts that follow Balanced include 23 founders, 5 angel investors, 28 influencers and 1 VCs, among them Matthew Graham, Milk Road Crypto, Bobby Thakkar, Minion, Injective and Jason Gottlieb.