Fran is a crypto investor and fund manager who founded Plaintext Capital, an SEC-registered investment adviser focused on crypto protocols and markets. Fran's Twitter Score is 21 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #53,084 (top 10%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Fran, whose full name is Francisco Oliva-Velez, serves as Managing Partner and CEO of Plaintext Capital, which operates as Plaintext Capital Management LLC and is registered with the SEC under an Investment Adviser disclosure filing. He has published crypto-regulatory commentary on behalf of the firm and co-hosted episodes of the In Plaintext Podcast, a show produced by the firm that examines crypto protocols and market dynamics.
Fran posts under the handle @plainfran with 2,632 posts to date. He has been mentioned by 5 accounts, with 8 total mentions across the platform.
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