Preston Byrne (@prestonjbyrne) — Twitter Score 349 out of 1000

Preston Byrne is a technology, free speech and crypto lawyer who serves as Managing Partner at Byrne & Storm, P.C., a firm representing frontier-technology companies including crypto companies, virtual asset service providers and protocol developers. Preston Byrne's Twitter Score is 349 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #771 (top 0.5%) among 498,181 tracked accounts.

Preston Byrne co-founded Monax Industries, an early enterprise blockchain company that forked Ethereum to build an Ethereum DAO prototype and a permissioned blockchain client. That work evolved into Apache-licensed Hyperledger Burrow, the Hyperledger Project's first Ethereum Virtual Machine, adopted by Intel and IBM. Preston Byrne previously held the roles of COO and General Counsel at Monax Industries.

Preston Byrne is also a Senior Fellow at the Adam Smith Institute and serves on the Legal Advisory Council of the Free Speech Union. In addition to his legal practice, he has taught cryptocurrency and technology law at Fordham Law School and Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University. Preston Byrne was also a member of the legal team in Granath v. Wright, a crypto-relevant case involving Craig Wright.

Preston Byrne has 87,888 followers as of October 2026 and has published 27,678 posts. He has been mentioned by 673 accounts, with 2,621 total mentions.

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