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 TwitterScore is 1000 out of 1000.

Erik Voorhees holds a rank of #1 out of 364,246 accounts tracked on TwitterScore, with 900,492 followers and 34,609 posts published since 2009. Only 38 accounts across the entire index score above 900, placing him among the most influential voices in crypto Twitter. His account is categorized under 3,406 founders, 724 angel investors, 1,951 influencers and 208 VCs, reflecting his dual role as a founder and early-stage investor. His known investments include Safello, Ctrl Wallet is evolving into SecondFi, Prime Intellect, ShapeShift and Citrea Mainnet Live.

Smart Followers

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 Laura Shin. He is mentioned by 1,704 accounts a total of 5,526 times, a measure of how consistently his peers and analysts reference his work and commentary across crypto Twitter.