Ren is a cross-chain interoperability protocol that enables the movement of value between blockchains, formerly known as Republic Protocol. Ren's Twitter Score is 182 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #3,164 (top 1%) among 389,201 tracked accounts.
Ren was founded by Taiyang Zhang and launched RenVM, its virtual-machine mainnet, in May 2020 following a $34 million ICO in 2018. The protocol's native REN token is an ERC-20 asset used as a bond for Darknodes that power RenVM. Ren 1.0 facilitated over $13 billion in cross-chain volume across multiple UTXO-based and account-based blockchains before being sunset. Alameda Research previously backed Ren, having acquired it in early 2021, but following the FTX and Alameda bankruptcy, the team moved to wind down Ren 1.0 and develop Ren 2.0. The Ren Foundation, incorporated as a non-profit foundation company in April 2023, now supports the protocol's continued development, with Ren 2.0 listed as coming soon.
Ren's portfolio includes Singularity.
Who follows Ren on X?
The accounts that follow Ren include 572 founders, 162 angel investors, 307 influencers and 45 VCs, among them Chris Dixon, Solana, Laura Shin, Toly, Ansem and Stani. Ren has been mentioned by 551 accounts a total of 1,580 times. Ren has published 1,199 posts on the platform since joining in 2017.