BitShares is a decentralized exchange and financial blockchain founded by Daniel Larimer and Charles Hoskinson, operating on a Delegated Proof of Stake consensus model. BitShares's Twitter Score is 49 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #21,260 (top 5%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.
BitShares traces its origins to community efforts beginning in 2013, with the platform launching in October 2015. Its initial funding came from community investments totaling 5,904 BTC and 415,000 ProtoShares, valued at approximately $3.6 million at the time. The project is affiliated with BitShares Core and BitShares Group, and counts XBTS, ioBanker, ArtCASA Gallery, and BTWty among its technology partners.
BitShares has accumulated 79,468 followers as of July 2026 and published 2,120 posts on this account, which describes itself as an unofficial presence for the BitShares decentralized exchange. BitShares has been mentioned by 147 accounts, with 460 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow BitShares include 214 founders, 34 angel investors, 133 influencers and 11 VCs. Among them are Erik Voorhees, Stani, Kyle Samani, Eric Wall, Mike Novogratz and Jeremy Allaire - jerallaire.arc.