Johann Gevers is a fintech entrepreneur who developed the vision for Crypto Valley and co-founded the Crypto Valley Association. Johann Gevers's Twitter Score is 18 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #55,454 among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Johann Gevers selected Zug as the home of Crypto Valley in July 2013, trademarked the name, and hosted the first community meetups in February 2014. He also co-founded Monetas and the Bitcoin Association Switzerland, and in 2014 founded the Digital Finance Compliance Association to advance a clear, business-friendly legal framework for the crypto-finance industry.
Johann Gevers previously served as president of the Tezos Foundation, which raised $232 million in its July 2017 fundraiser, with foundation assets later exceeding $400 million in value. His tenure became contentious when a governance dispute with Arthur and Kathleen Breitman produced mutual allegations of deception and self-dealing, all of which were denied. He relinquished his board position on February 22, 2018, with Ryan Jesperson stepping in as replacement president.
Johann Gevers was invited by the Liechtenstein government in 2016 to contribute to a crypto-industry regulatory framework, a project completed in 2019. In 2024, he was recognized as a Top 10 Visionary in the Crypto Valley Hall of Fame. Johann Gevers's account has accumulated 3,413 followers as of August 2026 and 590 posts, and has been mentioned by 47 accounts a total of 99 times.
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