UMA is a blockchain optimistic oracle protocol that verifies and records any verifiable truth or data on-chain. UMA's Twitter Score is 244 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #1,793 (top 0.5%) among 389,201 tracked accounts.
UMA was founded by Allison Lu and Hart Lambur, with the whitepaper published in December 2018, Risk Labs Foundation established in January 2019, and the protocol and token launching in April 2020. UMA is affiliated with the Risk Labs Foundation and secures Across Protocol, Polymarket prediction markets, and Outcome. Finance DAO tooling. Backers include BoxGroup and Two Sigma Ventures.
UMA's core mechanism relies on UMA tokenholders, who vote on disputed data requests and provide the human component for final oracle resolution, with majority voters earning rewards for correct participation. This design allows the protocol to handle a broad range of verifiable claims beyond simple price feeds, making it applicable to prediction markets, cross-chain bridges, and DAO governance tools. UMA has published 6,241 posts and has 75,976 followers as of July 2026 on the platform. UMA has been mentioned by 740 accounts, with 2,461 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow UMA include 812 founders, 241 angel investors, 403 influencers and 28 VCs, among them Erik Voorhees, Laura Shin, Toly, Stani, Chris Burniske and Fred Ehrsam.