Erik Voorhees is a United States-based crypto entrepreneur and founder active in the space since 2011, known for founding ShapeShift and Venice AI, co-founding SatoshiDice and Coinapult, and serving as Director of Marketing at BitInstant in the early days of Bitcoin. He launched SatoshiDice in April 2012, which at its peak accounted for half of all Bitcoin transaction volume before being sold in 2013. In July 2014, he launched ShapeShift in Switzerland as the first non-custodial exchange, enabling trustless cross-chain swaps without account creation, a direct response to the Mt. Gox collapse. ShapeShift transitioned into an open-source DAO in 2021. Erik Voorhees's Twitter Score is 1000 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of September 2026. Erik Voorhees ranks #18 (top 0.1%) out of 486,621 tracked accounts on TwitterScore.
Erik Voorhees holds a rank of #18 out of 486,621 accounts tracked on TwitterScore, with 980,396 followers as of September 2026 and 34,948 posts published since 2009. Only 36 accounts across the entire index score above 900, placing him among the most influential voices in crypto Twitter. His account is categorized under 4,350 founders, 1,020 angel investors, 1,790 influencers and 124 VCs, reflecting his dual role as a founder and early-stage investor. His known investments include Safello, Ctrl Wallet, Prime Intellect, ShapeShift, Inflection and Citrea.
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Erik Voorhees draws a following that spans founders, investors, and protocol builders across the crypto ecosystem. His followers include Balaji, Brian Armstrong, Chris Dixon, CZ BNB, Solana and jesse.base.eth. He is mentioned by 1,812 accounts a total of 5,713 times, a measure of how consistently his peers and analysts reference his work and commentary across crypto Twitter.