Decrypt, known on Twitter as @DecryptMedia, is a crypto and emerging technology media company covering technology, crypto, AI, politics, culture, and business. The company was founded by Josh Quittner and Ilan Hazan and is based in the United Kingdom. Decrypt's Twitter Score is 446 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking it #451 out of 483,944 accounts tracked on the platform. Decrypt ranks #451 (top 0.1%) out of 483,944 tracked accounts on TwitterScore.
Decrypt was incubated by ConsenSys Mesh from 2018 to 2022, then raised $10 million in funding and spun out as an independent company in May 2022. In 2023, Decrypt and Rug Radio signed a letter of intent to merge, with the combined company operating under the name DASTAN. Decrypt, Rug Radio, and Myriad, a prediction market and engagement platform, all operate under the DASTAN umbrella.
Decrypt has attracted backing from ConsenSys Inc, HashKey Capital, Hack VC, Canvas Ventures, Protocol Labs, SK Group, Global Coin Research DAO, Own.fund, Honey DAO, Orange DAO, Sui Foundation, Solana Foundation, March Capital, Aptos Foundation, Sandeep Nailwal, UOB Ventures, Synergis Capital, Coinbase Ventures, and OKX Ventures.
Decrypt has accumulated 232,512 followers as of August 2026 since 2018 and has published 66,542 posts. It requires writers to disclose crypto holdings quarterly and whenever holdings change materially, and may hold crypto assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Sui, and Aptos as part of its treasury.
Decrypt has been mentioned by 1,906 accounts, generating 6,227 total mentions.
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Decrypt draws a broad following from across the crypto and technology ecosystem. The accounts that follow Decrypt include 1,543 founders, 345 angel investors, 861 influencers and 66 VCs, among them Erik Voorhees, Toly, Solana, Laura Shin, Stani and Kyle Samani.