Variational (@variational_io) — Twitter Score 148 out of 1000

Variational is an on-chain derivatives protocol that provides infrastructure for peer-to-peer derivatives trading across crypto, stocks, commodities, and indices. Variational's Twitter Score is 148 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #3,819 (top 1%) among 481,722 tracked accounts.

Variational was co-founded by Lucas V. Schuermann and Edward Yu, both of whom previously co-founded Qu Capital, which was acquired by Digital Currency Group, and worked at Genesis Trading. The platform operates two products: Omni, designed for simple perpetuals, and Pro, built for advanced OTC derivatives. It is deployed on Arbitrum.

Variational has recorded more than $250 billion in total trading volume, with more than $1 billion in current open interest and 490+ market listings offering up to 50x leverage. The protocol raised $10 million in funding before transitioning to self-funding through trading profits. Backers include Bain Capital Crypto, Coinbase Ventures, Dragonfly, Hack VC, Peak XV, North Island Ventures, Caladan, Mirana Ventures, and Zoku Ventures. The native $VAR token is not yet live; its planned utility includes directing 30% of protocol revenue toward buying and burning tokens.

Variational has published 1,026 posts on the platform. The account has been mentioned by 514 accounts, with 1,997 total mentions.

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The accounts that follow Variational include 486 founders, 153 angel investors, 474 influencers and 13 VCs. Among them are Laura Shin, Haseeb, Zhu Su, smolting wassie, verse, David Hoffman and Andre Cronje.