Sillytuna is a crypto trader, game developer, and angel investor who lost approximately $24 million in aEthUSDC in an armed robbery involving weapons, kidnapping, and threats on or around March 4-5, 2026, with funds traced by Arkham and police involved. Sillytuna's Twitter Score is 211 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #2,115 (top 0.5%) among 493,668 tracked accounts.
Sillytuna, whose real name is Amsel, had announced a departure from the crypto industry in December 2025, citing its domination by Silicon Valley tech figures and scammers, and crediting crypto with enabling a semi-retirement focused on making indie games. A longtime non-fungible token and gaming entrepreneur, Amsel built a reputation across both the gaming and crypto spaces over many years before stepping back from the industry.
Sillytuna has 25,987 followers as of October 2026 and has published 262 posts. Sillytuna has been mentioned by 199 accounts a total of 376 times.
Sillytuna's portfolio includes The Fabricant and Portal.
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The accounts that follow Sillytuna include 714 founders, 210 angel investors, 406 influencers and 9 VCs. Among them are Chris Dixon, Erik Voorhees, Laura Shin, 6529, Threadguy and SBF.