Peter Smith is a technology entrepreneur who co-founded Blockchain.com, one of the earliest and most widely used crypto infrastructure platforms. Peter Smith's Twitter Score is 244 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #1,796 (top 0.5%) among 389,587 tracked accounts.
Peter Smith co-founded Blockchain.com, which describes its mission as global crypto infrastructure for people, institutions, and AI. The platform built the original Blockchain Explorer for Bitcoin transactions, and its self-custody wallet became one of the most widely adopted in the industry, with the company stating that more than 95 million wallets have been created on the platform and that 28% of all Bitcoin transactions since 2012 were sent or received through a Blockchain.com-managed wallet.
Peter Smith serves as CEO and Executive Chairman of Blockchain.com, which operates a cryptocurrency wallet, exchange, explorer, and institutional services including order execution, custody, lending, and OTC transactions. Per TechCrunch, the company raised a $120 million funding round in February 2021 and, the following month, closed a $300 million Series C at a post-money valuation of $5.2 billion, led by partners of DST Global, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and VY Capital. At the time of that round, TechCrunch reported the company had raised more than $190 million in total since its founding.
Peter Smith has accumulated 54,828 followers as of July 2026 and has published 881 posts on the platform. Peter Smith has been mentioned by 263 accounts, with 853 total mentions. As an angel investor, Peter Smith has backed MyPrize and LEGION.
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