Toly is the online handle of Anatoly Yakovenko, Co-Founder and CEO of Solana Labs, who invented Proof of History, the consensus mechanism at the core of the Solana blockchain. He co-founded Solana Labs in 2018 alongside Raj Gokal and others, and is also affiliated with the Solana Foundation. Toly's Twitter Score is 1000 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026. Toly ranks #9 (top 0.1%) out of 483,652 tracked accounts on TwitterScore.
Toly holds a rank of #9 out of 483,652 accounts tracked on TwitterScore, placing him among the 36 accounts that score above 900 on the platform. His account, active since 2014, has accumulated 2,364,766 followers as of August 2026 across 116,964 posts. On Twitter he posts primarily as a founder and technical voice, with content spanning 4,473 founders, 1,079 angel investors, 2,263 influencers and 112 VCs.
Toly is an active angel investor in dozens of crypto projects, with a concentration in the Solana ecosystem. His known investment portfolio includes Parallel, Puma AI, UXD, Oobit, Velocity, Hivemapper, Squads and Zama.
Toly has been mentioned by 2,656 accounts, generating 8,222 total mentions across the crypto Twitter landscape.
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Toly's follower base includes some of the most influential accounts in the crypto space. Notable followers include Chris Dixon, Solana, Balaji, ZachXBT, Cobie and Brian Armstrong. The depth and composition of this audience, spanning founders, investors, and builders, reflects the broad reach Anatoly Yakovenko has built as one of the central figures in the Solana ecosystem.