Ian (@Ian_Unsworth) — Twitter Score 116 out of 1000

Ian is a crypto research analyst and validator operator who co-founded Kairos Research, a bootstrapped firm focused on protocol mechanics, tokenomics, and market structure. Ian's Twitter Score is 116 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of September 2026, ranking #5,777 (top 5%) among 486,860 tracked accounts.

Ian co-founded Kairos Research when it launched in February 2024, and previously worked at Binance. US as a research analyst and protocol specialist. In addition to research and advisory services to crypto protocols, Ian publishes a personal Substack newsletter called Cryptonomics.

Ian is affiliated with Firstset, and the Kairos Research x Firstset partnership has built out a growing validator operation across multiple networks. The partnership's first Solana validator went live in February 2025, followed by participation as a Babylon mainnet genesis validator as of April 2025, entry into Celestia's validator set in August 2025, and a Monad mainnet validator launch in November 2025. As of January 2026, Kairos Research is also participating in Pye's early beta for programmable staking markets on Solana.

Ian has published 14,798 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 22 accounts a total of 72 times, reflecting consistent engagement within the crypto research and validator community. Ian has 5,900 followers as of September 2026 on the platform.

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The accounts that follow Ian include 307 founders, 108 angel investors, 165 influencers and 5 VCs, among them Solana, Laura Shin, Alex Svanevik, Luca Netz, Hsaka and Murad.