Garrett is a crypto trader and analyst who co-founded and previously served as CEO of BitForex, a cryptocurrency exchange. Garrett's Twitter Score is 205 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #2,235 (top 0.5%) among 497,973 tracked accounts.
Garrett co-founded BitForex and led it as CEO before departing the role. The exchange later faced serious accusations of faking trading volumes, and a private key leak in 2024 resulted in approximately $57 million withdrawn from the platform. Garrett previously worked at Huobi (HTX) as Operations Director before his time at BitForex.
Garrett has also co-founded WaveLabs and GroupFi, and founded XHash. He publishes market commentary through Garrett's Signal on Substack, covering macro, crypto, and equities. On-chain investigations have linked Garrett to wallets holding significant BTC positions and large ETH transfers, as well as to sizable positions on Hyperliquid, including short positions placed before notable market moves. Garrett has also been accused of insider trading related to a large short position ahead of a market downturn, though charges are considered unlikely.
Garrett has accumulated 62,083 followers as of October 2026 on the platform and has published 1,515 posts. Garrett has been mentioned by 104 accounts, with 200 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Garrett include 652 founders, 206 angel investors, 572 influencers and 11 VCs. Among them are Ansem, Laura Shin, Kyle Samani, Andrew Kang, Threadguy and Zhu Su.