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 994 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026. Erik Voorhees ranks #20 (top 0.1%) out of 498,071 tracked accounts on TwitterScore.
Erik Voorhees holds a rank of #20 out of 498,071 accounts tracked on TwitterScore, with 992,074 followers as of October 2026 and 35,086 posts published since 2009. Only 35 accounts across the entire index score above 900, placing him among the most influential voices in crypto Twitter. His account is categorized under 4,381 founders, 1,017 angel investors, 1,802 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 1,843 accounts a total of 5,808 times, a measure of how consistently his peers and analysts reference his work and commentary across crypto Twitter.