Given the massive surge in the value of many cryptoassets, investors in the space have generally learned to ignore negative stories and retain their original conviction in their investments. However, as last year’s stories about potential manipulation in the bitcoin market and the surge of ill-conceived Ethereum ICOs has proved, it can be just as dangerous to ignore cynical headlines as it is to panic over every minor criticism.

In our previous blog we explained why Twitter has become such an influential platform. There is certainly no shortage of lists of the “Top X most influential cryptocurrency accounts on Twitter”. So why did we bother building our own?

About 1200 years ago, Chinese alchemists combined salt peter, sulfur, and charcoal in an attempt to create an elixir for eternal life. Needless to say, they failed to accomplish their goal, but they did discover something nearly as useful by accident: gunpowder. Similar stories of accidental inventions abound, from the discovery of the microwave oven to penicillin and even Viagra.

About 1200 years ago, Chinese alchemists combined salt peter, sulfur, and charcoal in an attempt to create an elixir for eternal life. Needless to say, they failed to accomplish their goal, but they did discover something nearly as useful by accident: gunpowder. Similar stories of accidental inventions abound, from the discovery of the microwave oven to penicillin and even Viagra.