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 264 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #1,537 (top 0.5%) among 389,587 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 26,222 followers as of July 2026 and has published 262 posts. Sillytuna has been mentioned by 198 accounts a total of 375 times.
Sillytuna's portfolio includes The Fabricant and Portal.
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The accounts that follow Sillytuna include 644 founders, 165 angel investors, 681 influencers and 15 VCs. Among them are Chris Dixon, Erik Voorhees, Laura Shin, 6529, Threadguy and SBF.