ZapChain was a Bitcoin-based social network and content-monetization platform that shut down effective August 31, 2016, having allowed community members to tip one another with Bitcoin for useful questions, answers, and contributions. ZapChain's Twitter Score is 16 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #69,002 among 531,432 tracked accounts.
ZapChain was co-founded by Matt Schlicht and Adam McKenna, launching in 2014 as part of Boost VC's fourth accelerator batch. The platform initially integrated Coinbase's Bitcoin tip button, earning a listing among Coinbase's featured partner sites. When Coinbase discontinued that tipping service, ZapChain developed its own Bitcoin microtransaction interface, settling transactions directly on the Bitcoin blockchain.
ZapChain announced the cessation of its services effective August 31, 2016, and the platform has been inactive since. A separate proof-of-work blockchain project operating under the ZapChain name and the handle @ZapChainPoW is an unrelated entity and should not be confused with this defunct social platform. ZapChain has been mentioned by 177 accounts, with 587 total mentions. The account has published 1,948 posts over its history.
Who follows ZapChain on X?
The accounts that follow ZapChain include 76 founders, 12 angel investors, 19 influencers and 6 VCs, among them Udi Wertheimer, Bitcoin Magazine, Jake Brukhman, Jane Lippencott, Konstantin Lomashuk Cyberacc and Matt Schlicht.