Charlie Shrem (@CharlieShrem) — Twitter Score 368 out of 1000

Charlie Shrem is a Bitcoin pioneer and entrepreneur who co-founded BitInstant, one of the earliest Bitcoin exchanges, and later pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting an unlicensed money-transmission business. Charlie Shrem's Twitter Score is 368 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #686 (top 0.5%) among 493,668 tracked accounts.

Charlie Shrem co-founded BitInstant, which at its peak processed approximately 30 percent of all money flowing into and out of Bitcoin in 2013. He also co-founded Druid Ventures and hosts The Charlie Shrem Show. Charlie Shrem was previously vice chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation and formerly worked at Decentral / Jaxx as Director of Business and Community Development.

Charlie Shrem was arrested in January 2014 on charges tied to alleged money laundering, operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business, and failing to file a suspicious activity report in connection with Silk Road-related bitcoin transactions. He pleaded guilty in September 2014 and was sentenced in December 2014 to two years in prison and ordered to forfeit $950,000. Separately, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss filed a 2018 lawsuit alleging Shrem stole more than $30 million in Bitcoin from them; that dispute was settled confidentially.

Charlie Shrem has accumulated 264,747 followers as of October 2026 and has published 21,890 posts on the platform. He has been mentioned by 912 accounts, with 2,493 total mentions. As an angel investor, Charlie Shrem has backed SatoshiSync and BtcTerminal.

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The accounts that follow Charlie Shrem include 1,624 founders, 350 angel investors, 733 influencers and 55 VCs, among them CZ BNB, Marc Andreessen, Solana, Toly, Erik Voorhees and Laura Shin.