Koji Higashi is a Bitcoin business operator who has been building in the Bitcoin industry since 2014, currently serving as CEO of DiamondHands and leading Blockstream Japan, the Japanese arm of Blockstream. Koji Higashi's Twitter Score is 43 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #24,978 (top 5%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Koji Higashi has focused exclusively on Bitcoin and the Lightning Network throughout his career. His work at DiamondHands centers on Lightning Network infrastructure, while his role at Blockstream Japan connects him to one of the most well-capitalized companies in the Bitcoin space. Blockstream raised $210 million in a Series B round in August 2021 at a $3.2 billion valuation, with participation from investors including Horizons Ventures and AXA Strategic Ventures, and secured an additional $210 million through a convertible note offering led by Fulgur Ventures in October 2024.
Koji Higashi has published 68,763 posts on the platform and has been active since 2014. He has been mentioned by 77 accounts, with 196 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Koji Higashi include 178 founders, 23 angel investors, 95 influencers and 2 VCs. Among his notable followers are CoinDesk, Nic Carter, Adam Back, Jihoz.ron, Medved and Matthew Graham.