Universe is a community-driven NFT marketplace protocol that combines minting, auctions, galleries, forums, and social tools in a single platform. Universe's Twitter Score is 149 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #4,540 (top 5%) among 389,587 tracked accounts.
Universe operates as a social media NFT marketplace governed by xyzDAO through the $XYZ token, which is used for governance and staking. The protocol was co-founded by Troy, Tyler Ward, Milad Mostavi, and Tim Kang, who are also co-founders of BarnBridge, though that affiliation is now in the past. Universe raised a seed round of $4.3 million, with Stani Kulechov of Aave and Robert Leshner of Compound Finance among its early contributors.
Universe has published its protocol details and whitepaper in a public GitHub repository. The account has accumulated 18,216 followers as of July 2026 and has made 968 posts. Universe has been mentioned by 138 accounts, with 521 total mentions.
Who follows Universe on X?
The accounts that follow Universe include 413 founders, 137 angel investors, 363 influencers and 18 VCs, among them Laura Shin, Toly, Ansem, Andrew Kang, Udi BIP-110 and Loomdart.