Bancor is a DeFi liquidity protocol and automated market maker ecosystem that introduced the first fully decentralized exchange powered by AMMs. Bancor's Twitter Score is 190 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #2,548 (top 1%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Bancor was founded by Galia Benartzi and raised $153 million during its 2017 token sale event, establishing itself as a foundational layer in decentralized finance. The protocol is credited with creating the constant product AMM technology that underpins much of the modern DEX landscape. In July 2018, hackers stole $23.5 million in cryptocurrency from Bancor, a significant security incident in the protocol's history.
Bancor is affiliated with BancorDAO, the decentralized governance body for the protocol, as well as Carbon DeFi and Arb Fast Lane, representing its broader ecosystem of products and tooling. The protocol also maintains the Bancor GitHub organization as its open-source development hub. Bancor has 145,783 followers as of August 2026 on Twitter and has published 8,886 posts. Bancor has been mentioned by 994 accounts, with 3,751 total mentions.
Bancor's portfolio includes Chiliz - The Sports Blockchain, Teamspacemesh, Every Finance and Structure.finance.
Who follows Bancor on X?
The accounts that follow Bancor include 698 founders, 167 angel investors, 304 influencers and 30 VCs. Among them are Balaji, Erik Voorhees, Ansem, Laura Shin, Stani and Kyle Samani.