nader.deso (@nadertheory) — Twitter Score 144 out of 1000

nader.deso is a crypto entrepreneur who founded DeSo and Basis, and created BitClout, a blockchain-based social media protocol. nader.deso's Twitter Score is 144 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #4,006 (top 1%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.

nader.deso founded DeSo, which describes itself as the first layer-1 blockchain built to decentralize social media and scale storage-heavy applications to billions of users. He is also listed as leading the DeSo Foundation, which the DeSo official site states has a $200 million treasury behind its mission. Prior to DeSo, nader.deso founded Basis, a stablecoin project developed through Intangible Labs, which per the WSJ raised more than $133 million, including backing from Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz. Intangible Labs shut down at the end of 2018 after concluding the SEC would likely deem its token an unregistered security. nader.deso previously worked at Google and DE Shaw.

nader.deso also created BitClout, a platform that allowed buying and selling creator coins tied to social media profiles, a feature that drew controversy because some profiles were created without user consent. On July 27, 2024, federal prosecutors took nader.deso into custody on one count of wire fraud, per Axios. On July 30, 2024, the SEC charged nader.deso with fraud and unregistered offers and sales of crypto asset securities involving BitClout and BTCLT, per the SEC complaint. These remain allegations and do not constitute proven guilt.

nader.deso has 31,894 followers as of August 2026 and has published 2,377 posts. nader.deso has been mentioned by 95 accounts a total of 213 times. As an angel investor, nader.deso has backed Yup, Sepana and Salsa.

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