Sasha.waves is a blockchain entrepreneur who founded Waves, an open blockchain protocol and Web3 development toolset. Sasha.waves's Twitter Score is 77 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of July 2026, ranking #11,844 (top 5%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Sasha.waves, whose full name is Aleksandr Sasha Ivanov, also founded Units Network and Coinomat, and co-founded Global Chain. He works at the Waves Foundation, where he leads the Waves ecosystem. Waves was created in 2016 as an open protocol with a suite of Web3 development tools.
Sasha.waves has faced notable controversy within the ecosystem. The Waves algorithmic stablecoin USDN depegged multiple times in 2022, with Ivanov publicly defending its design. In November 2024, Alameda Research filed a civil complaint against Ivanov and others as part of the FTX bankruptcy proceedings, alleging fraud and conversion related to Vires. Finance. As of June 2025, a Delaware bankruptcy court partially stayed discovery in that case pending Ivanov's motion to dismiss.
Sasha.waves has accumulated 161,590 followers as of July 2026 and has published 14,933 posts. The account has been mentioned by 163 accounts, with 924 total mentions.
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