Preston Byrne (@prestonjbyrne) — Twitter Score 343 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 343 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #807 (top 0.5%) among 531,432 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 87,564 followers as of July 2026 and has published 26,466 posts. He has been mentioned by 653 accounts, with 2,581 total mentions.

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