Arthur (@arthur0x) — Twitter Score 770 out of 1000

Arthur is Arthur Cheong, the founder and CEO & CIO of DeFiance Capital, a crypto-native investment firm he founded in 2020 focused on thesis-driven, high-conviction investments in leading crypto assets globally, with a particular emphasis on DeFi and Web3 gaming. Arthur's Twitter Score is 770 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, placing him at rank #76 (top 0.1%) among 483,944 accounts tracked on this platform, with 211,463 followers as of August 2026 and 14,870 posts published.

Arthur previously served as Founding Council President of the dYdX Foundation. Prior to founding DeFiance Capital, he worked at Zilliqa as Vice President of Growth & Strategy and at JST Capital as a Cryptoasset Trading Strategist. His earlier career included roles in origination at BP and metals market risk at Cargill, grounding him in commodities and energy markets before his move into crypto.

Arthur was the subject of a widely discussed phishing incident in March 2022, in which he reportedly lost roughly $1.7 million in NFTs after opening a spear-phishing email that appeared to be from a DeFiance Capital portfolio company, which led to a compromised hot-wallet private key.

Arthur's tracked holdings include MUX Protocol, Shuffle.com, Infinex, Asterix, Tensorplex Labs, Ranger, Usual and Optimum.

Arthur is mentioned by 459 accounts, with 807 total mentions recorded on this platform.

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