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Maelstrom (@MaelstromFund) — Twitter Score 194 out of 1000
Excellent
194Ranked #2,442 of 483,944 crypto accounts tracked by TwitterScore.io
Arthur Hayes
toly 🇺🇸
Laura Shin
Fred Ehrsam
Andrew Kang
Anthony Pompliano 🌪
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About Maelstrom's Twitter Score
Maelstrom is a crypto-focused family office that manages investments in infrastructure, equity, tokens, and public markets on behalf of Arthur Hayes. Maelstrom's Twitter Score is 194 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #2,444 (top 1%) among 483,652 tracked accounts.
Maelstrom was co-founded by Arthur Hayes, who serves as its CIO and co-founder, and by Akshat Vaidya, who serves as Managing Partner and co-founder. Hayes is also the co-founder of BitMEX, the crypto derivatives exchange with which Maelstrom was formerly affiliated. Maelstrom's investment mandate spans early-stage equity and token investments alongside private and public market positions, with a focus on infrastructure companies and assets supporting trustless decentralization.
Maelstrom also runs a Bitcoin Grant Program aimed at supporting Bitcoin technical development, including resilience, scalability, censorship resistance, and privacy. Hayes's background carries a notable legal history: on May 20, 2022, he was sentenced after pleading guilty to willfully failing to establish an anti-money laundering program at BitMEX, in violation of the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act, receiving two years of probation including six months of home confinement and a $10 million fine. Separately, the CFTC announced on May 5, 2022 that Hayes and fellow BitMEX co-founders Benjamin Delo and Samuel Reed were each ordered to pay $10 million in civil monetary penalties over CFTC charges related to BitMEX.
Maelstrom's portfolio includes Upside, Nillion, Limitless, Rated, Elixir, Squid, Bio Protocol and Term Labs. Maelstrom's account has published 414 posts and has been mentioned by 218 accounts a total of 514 times, reflecting consistent engagement across the crypto venture community.
Who follows Maelstrom on X?
The accounts that follow Maelstrom include 820 founders, 224 angel investors, 376 influencers and 29 VCs. Among them are Arthur Hayes, Toly, Laura Shin, Fred Ehrsam, Andrew Kang and Anthony Pompliano.
