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WIRED (@WIRED) — Twitter Score 274 out of 1000
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Anthony Pompliano 🌪
Joseph Lubin
David Sacks
Udi #BIP-110
Chamath Palihapitiya
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About WIRED's Twitter Score
WIRED is a technology and culture media outlet affiliated with Condé Nast, founded by Louis Rossetto as editor and publisher and Jane Metcalfe as president, with sustained editorial coverage spanning cryptocurrency, blockchain, cybercrime, and digital finance. WIRED's Twitter Score is 274 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #1,416 (top 0.5%) among 389,587 tracked accounts.
WIRED maintains dedicated topic pages for cryptocurrency and Bitcoin, covering areas including Bitcoin mining, stablecoins, crypto policy, and crypto-related crime. Its reporting has addressed the Satoshi Nakamoto identity question, Worldcoin and its Orb hardware, Pump. Fun, Telegram-based crypto scam markets, and the intersection of digital assets with criminal finance. WIRED also reported that one of its own journalists had their X account compromised and used to promote a fraudulent WIRED-branded cryptocurrency via Pump. Fun, with attackers controlling roughly 12% of the coin and making an estimated $8,000 to $10,000 in under 20 minutes before depositing funds into Binance.
WIRED covered the Sam Bankman-Fried criminal case in depth, reporting on the FTX bankruptcy filing, Bankman-Fried's arrest in the Bahamas and extradition to the United States, and Department of Justice allegations that FTX customer funds were mismanaged and misappropriated. WIRED reported that Bankman-Fried was found guilty on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy in November 2023 and was sentenced to 25 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $11 billion in March 2024. WIRED also reported on Elliptic's analysis of more than $400 million stolen from FTX on the day the exchange declared bankruptcy, including alleged laundering paths and possible Russia-linked ties.
WIRED has accumulated 9,763,586 followers as of July 2026 on the platform and has published 190,242 posts. WIRED has been mentioned by 3,224 accounts, with 16,609 total mentions.
Who follows WIRED on X?
The accounts that follow WIRED include 1,111 founders, 174 angel investors, 337 influencers and 251 VCs. Among them are ZachXBT, Anthony Pompliano, Joseph Lubin, David Sacks, Udi BIP-110 and Chamath Palihapitiya.
