Michael Arrington 🏴‍☠️ (@arrington) — Twitter Score 540 out of 1000

Michael Arrington is the General Partner and founder of Arrington Capital, a thesis-driven firm investing in digital assets and Web3. Michael Arrington's Twitter Score is 540 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, placing him at rank #274 (top 0.1%) out of 389,587 accounts tracked on this platform, with 318,246 followers as of July 2026 on X.

Michael Arrington founded TechCrunch in 2005 and previously served as its editor, stepping aside after controversy around his launch of CrunchFund while remaining affiliated as an unpaid contributor. TechCrunch was acquired by AOL in 2010 in a deal thought to be worth about $25 million. Michael Arrington also founded Crunchbase, which later spun out from AOL/Verizon with Emergence Capital leading an investment in the newly independent company, with AOL/Verizon retaining a stake.

Michael Arrington launched what was initially called Arrington XRP Capital in 2017, a cryptocurrency-focused hedge fund that aimed to raise up to $100 million, denominated in Ripple XRP rather than fiat currency and with no commercial relationship to Ripple, designed to invest in cryptocurrencies, ICOs and traditional venture deals for blockchain companies. Arrington Capital describes itself as having invested in over 200 early-stage companies within the crypto ecosystem since 2017 and served as an Evernorth SPAC sponsor. Business Insider's 2026 Seed 100 listed Michael Arrington as General Partner at Arrington Capital. Michael Arrington has published 30,616 posts on X. He has been mentioned by 1,020 accounts, with 3,800 total mentions.

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Michael Arrington attracts followers from across the crypto and tech investing world. The accounts that follow Michael Arrington include 2,059 founders, 447 angel investors, 662 influencers and 216 VCs, among them Balaji, Brian Armstrong, Chris Dixon, CZ BNB, Marc Andreessen and Solana.