The Defiant is an independent crypto and DeFi news media outlet that covers decentralized finance with objective, data-backed, primary-source reporting. The Defiant's Twitter Score is 444 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #443 (top 0.1%) among 493,952 tracked accounts.
The Defiant was founded by Camila Russo, also the author of The Infinite Machine, a book on the history of Ethereum. The outlet operates under Defiant Media, Inc and has been active since 2020. Its coverage spans DeFi, CeFi, TradFi and Fintech, blockchains, NFTs and Web3, markets, regulation and politics, hacks, and research and opinion.
The Defiant distributes its reporting through multiple formats and channels. Its newsletters include The Defiant Daily, a Weekly Recap, the DeFi Alpha Letter, and Converge, alongside dedicated podcasts and video content. The outlet has built a following of 744,476 on Twitter and has published 18,287 posts. The Defiant has been mentioned by 1,151 accounts, with 2,611 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow The Defiant include 1,616 founders, 451 angel investors, 697 influencers and 54 VCs. Among them are Solana, Toly, ZachXBT, Ansem, Erik Voorhees and Laura Shin.