Who to Follow on Sovereign X

A curated list of 148+ X accounts covering the sovereign tech landscape -- privacy, open-source AI, censorship resistance, decentralized infrastructure, and more. Know of a project that should be on the list? Let me know!

1. Browsers

• [[^1]](https://x.com/brave) - Brave (privacy-focused browser with ad/tracker blocking)
• [[^2]](https://x.com/CromiteBrowser) - Cromite (Chromium/Bromite fork with built-in ad blocking and privacy enhancements) -- unofficial fan account
• [[^3]](https://x.com/librewolf_browser) - LibreWolf (privacy-hardened Firefox fork with strict defaults)
• [[^4]](https://x.com/torproject) - Tor Browser (anonymity-focused browser routing traffic through the Tor network)

2. Communications

• [[^5]](https://x.com/cryptpad) - CryptPad (zero-knowledge, encrypted collaborative office suite)
• [[^6]](https://x.com/DarkFiSquad) - developers of DarkFi suite of anonymous collaboration software, such as DarkIRC
• [[^7]](https://x.com/Denny_nostr) - Denny (secure private decentralized group chat on Nostr)
• [[^8]](https://x.com/element_hq) - Element (official Matrix client, privacy-focused messaging)
• [[^9]](https://x.com/kagihq) - Kagi (privacy-focused, ad-free search engine)
• [[^10]](https://x.com/matrixdotorg) - Matrix (decentralized, open-source encrypted chat protocol)
• [[^11]](https://x.com/odyseeteam) - Odysee (decentralized video platform, censorship-resistant)
• [[^12]](https://x.com/presearchnews) - Presearch (decentralized private search engine)
• [[^13]](https://x.com/primal_app) - popular Nostr client (censorship-resistant social layer)
• [[^14]](https://x.com/protonmail) - Proton Mail (privacy-focused encrypted email service)
• [[^15]](https://x.com/SecureDrop) - SecureDrop (open-source whistleblowing platform)
• [[^16]](https://x.com/signalapp) - Signal (gold-standard end-to-end encrypted messaging app)
• [[^17]](https://x.com/tutaprivacy) - Tuta (formerly Tutanota, privacy-first encrypted email)
• [[^18]](https://x.com/VectorPrivacy) - Vector (privacy-focused encrypted messenger with zero metadata leakage)
• [[^19]](https://x.com/VeilidNetwork) - Veilid (private peer-to-peer chat & app platform by Cult of the Dead Cow)
• [[^20]](https://x.com/YakiHonne) - YakiHonne (decentralized Nostr social/payment client)

3. Cryptocurrency

• [[^21]](https://x.com/monero) - official Monero project account
• [[^22]](https://x.com/moneroresearchl) - unofficial aggregator of Monero research and development content
• [[^23]](https://x.com/zano_project) - Zano privacy-focused blockchain
• [[^24]](https://x.com/zcash) - official Zcash project account

4. Cypherpunk Collectives

• [[^25]](https://x.com/dark_dot_bio) - Dark Bio (privacy-focused health/genomic data sovereignty)
• [[^26]](https://x.com/FGUTech) - Freedom Go Up Tech, creators of Libertas, an AI-powered research engine which tracks censorship, surveillance, and digital rights in real-time. Agents find patterns and arm freedom fighters with a plan.
• [[^27]](https://x.com/opencollect) - Open Collective (funder of privacy/open-source tools like CryptPad)
• [[^28]](https://x.com/theannasarchive) - Anna's Archive (largest shadow library for open knowledge preservation)
• [[^29]](https://x.com/unredacted_org) - transparency & unredacted information projects

5. Decentralized Compute & Infrastructure

• [[^30]](https://x.com/akashnet) - Akash Network (decentralized compute/GPU marketplace)
• [[^31]](https://x.com/aoTheComputer) - AO (hyper-parallel computer on Arweave)
• [[^32]](https://x.com/ArweaveEco) - Arweave permanent decentralized storage
• [[^33]](https://x.com/gensynai) - Gensyn (decentralized compute network for AI training)
• [[^34]](https://x.com/RunOnFlux) - Flux (decentralized compute network)
• [[^35]](https://x.com/teaprotocol) - tea Protocol (open-source developer reward and incentive protocol on Base)

6. Directories

• [[^36]](https://x.com/freedomtech) - hub for Bitcoin builders, open-source devs, and privacy tech
• [[^37]](https://x.com/hostis_black) - directory of pro-liberty resources
• [[^38]](https://x.com/kycnot) - KYCnot.me (no-KYC crypto services directory)
• [[^39]](https://x.com/monericaproject) - Monerica (Monero circular economy merchant directory)
• [[^40]](https://x.com/orangefren) - OrangeFren.com (cryptocurrency exchange comparison and aggregator service)
• [[^41]](https://x.com/web3privacy) - Web3 Privacy (privacy advocacy and project directory)

7. Hardware & Security

• [[^42]](https://x.com/AquilaLabs416) - hardware privacy & security projects
• [[^43]](https://x.com/bitwarden) - Bitwarden (popular open-source password manager)
• [[^44]](https://x.com/bunniestudios) - Bunnie Huang (creator of Precursor open hardware device)
• [[^45]](https://x.com/FOUNDATIONdvcs) - Foundation Devices (sovereign hardware & computing)
• [[^46]](https://x.com/KeePassXC) - KeePassXC (lightweight, open-source offline password manager)
• [[^47]](https://x.com/nitrokey) - Nitrokey (open-source hardware security keys)
• [[^48]](https://x.com/Trezor) - official Trezor hardware wallet

8. Maps

• [[^49]](https://x.com/MagicEarth_app) - Magic Earth (privacy-first navigation app using OpenStreetMap)
• [[^50]](https://x.com/OpenStreetMap) - OpenStreetMap (foundational open-source collaborative world map project)
• [[^51]](https://x.com/organicmapsapp) - Organic Maps (privacy-focused, offline maps app)
• [[^52]](https://x.com/OsmAnd) - OsmAnd (full-featured offline navigation app based on OpenStreetMap)

9. Open, Private, Decentralized AI

• [[^53]](https://x.com/AskVenice) - privacy-focused, less censored AI (Venice.ai)
• [[^54]](https://x.com/CommonCrawl) - open web crawl data repository (foundational for AI training data)
• @_HermesAgent - AI agent / automation tools (sovereign AI focus)
• [[^55]](https://x.com/huggingface) - Hugging Face (open AI models & datasets hub)
• [[^56]](https://x.com/lmstudio) - LM Studio (local LLM runner and AI development tool)
• [[^57]](https://x.com/LocallyAIApp) - local AI applications
• [[^58]](https://x.com/MorpheusAIs) - Morpheus (decentralized AI agents infrastructure)
• [[^59]](https://x.com/near_ai) - Near Protocol AI initiatives
• [[^60]](https://x.com/nousresearch) - Nous Research (open-source AI models)
• [[^61]](https://x.com/OpenRouterAI) - unified routing for open & closed AI models
• [[^62]](https://x.com/prismml) - efficient quantized local AI models (1-bit / ternary inference)
• [[^63]](https://x.com/selfhosted_ai) - focused on running AI models locally and self-hosted setups

10. OS

• [[^64]](https://x.com/GrapheneOS) - GrapheneOS (top privacy & security focused mobile OS)
• [[^65]](https://x.com/QubesOS) - Security-oriented desktop OS that uses Xen-based virtualization to isolate applications into separate compartments (qubes).
• [[^66]](https://x.com/Tails_live) - Amnesic live OS that boots from USB/DVD, routes traffic through Tor, and leaves no trace on the host machine.
• [[^67]](https://x.com/Whonix) - Privacy-focused Linux OS that routes all traffic through Tor using a dual-VM architecture to prevent IP leaks.

11. P2P Trading

• [[^68]](https://x.com/BasicSwapDEX) - cross-chain DEX with strong Monero support
• [[^69]](https://x.com/HavenoDEX) - Haveno-based Monero DEX fork
• [[^70]](https://x.com/near_intents) - intent-based architecture on Near
• [[^71]](https://x.com/nearprotocol) - Near Protocol (layer-1 blockchain)
• [[^72]](https://x.com/noonesapp) - P2P trading platform (privacy-oriented)
• [[^73]](https://x.com/RetoSwap) - active Haveno fork for private Monero P2P trading
• [[^74]](https://x.com/trocadorapp) - Trocador (private crypto swap aggregator)
• [[^75]](https://x.com/vexl) - private P2P Bitcoin trading app

12. People

• [[^76]](https://x.com/AaronRDay) - private cryptocurrency advocate; Zano evangelist
• [[^77]](https://x.com/AbdelStark) - Head of Applied AI & Verifiable Intelligence [^78]
• [[^79]](https://x.com/acityinohio) - Josh Cincinnati (former executive director of the Zcash Foundation; longtime Zcash community leader)
• [[^80]](https://x.com/ArticMine) - Francisco Cabanas (Monero core team; architect of the dynamic block size algorithm and the long-term tail emission schedule)
• [[^81]](https://x.com/balajis) - Balaji Srinivasan (network state, tech freedom thinker)
• [[^82]](https://x.com/beffjezos) - e/acc & tech freedom voice
• [[^83]](https://x.com/daira) - Daira Emma Hopwood (ECC protocol engineer; contributed to Sapling, Orchard, and many of the ZIPs that define the Zcash protocol)
• [[^84]](https://x.com/DoingFedTime) - privacy/OpSec educator (darknet, anonymity, cybersecurity)
• [[^85]](https://x.com/douglastuman) - host of Monerotalk, creator of xmrbazaar.com
• [[^86]](https://x.com/durumcrustulum) - Deirdre Connolly (cryptography engineer; hybrid post-quantum cryptography and TLS; contributed to Zcash protocol security)
• [[^87]](https://x.com/dwarkesh_sp) - Dwarkesh Patel (Dwarkesh Podcast host)
• [[^88]](https://x.com/dylanmallman) - creator of [^89], a directory of pro-liberty resources
• [[^90]](https://x.com/ebfull) - Sean Bowe (ECC cryptographer; created the Groth16 proving system and co-developed Halo, the first recursive ZK proof without a trusted setup)
• [[^91]](https://x.com/ErikVoorhees) - founder of Venice.ai & ShapeShift (crypto freedom advocate)
• [[^92]](https://x.com/fluffypony) - Riccardo Spagni (former Monero Core Team lead)
• [[^93]](https://x.com/gnukeith) - Program Manager at Brave and contributor at Obscura VPN; posts about privacy, browsers, and internet freedom
• [[^94]](https://x.com/harryhalpin) - founder of Nym (decentralized mixnet)
• [[^95]](https://x.com/hyc_symas) - Howard Chu (creator of LMDB, the database powering Monero's blockchain storage; core Monero contributor)
• [[^96]](https://x.com/imrane) - Imran Ahmed (privacy and cryptocurrency advocate)
• [[^97]](https://x.com/JEhrenhofer) - Justin Ehrenhofer (MAGIC Monero Fund chair; community organizer and Monero educator)
• [[^98]](https://x.com/karpathy) - Andrej Karpathy (AI researcher & educator)
• [[^99]](https://x.com/lopp) - Jameson Lopp (Bitcoin sovereignty, self-custody, high-signal essays)
• [[^100]](https://x.com/MikeBenzCyber) - censorship and digital rights analyst
• [[^101]](https://x.com/moxie) - Moxie Marlinspike (creator of Signal Protocol)
• [[^102]](https://x.com/naomibrockwell) - privacy podcaster, host of NBTV podcast
• [[^103]](https://x.com/NiklasAnzinger) - charter city advocate
• [[^104]](https://x.com/NotGovernor) - liberty absolutist, Anarchast host, peaceful anarchist voice
• [[^105]](https://x.com/nuttycom) - Kris Nuttycombe (ECC engineer; works on wallet protocol, librustzcash, and zcashd/zebrad)
• [[^106]](https://x.com/perrymetzger) - cypherpunk; AI freedom advocate
• [[^107]](https://x.com/peter_szilagyi) - founder of Dark Bio, ex-Go Ethereum lead
• [[^108]](https://x.com/rehrar) - Diego Salazar (Monero UX and design contributor; worked on the Monero GUI and community design projects)
• [[^109]](https://x.com/rizzn) - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins (tech journalist and entrepreneur; covers privacy, decentralization, and censorship resistance)
• [[^110]](https://x.com/SallyMayweather) - Sal the Agorist (cypherpunk, crypto-anarchist voice)
• [[^111]](https://x.com/sethforprivacy) - host of OptOut podcast, covers privacy tech especially related to Bitcoin and Monero
• [[^112]](https://x.com/SterlinLujan) - anarcho-capitalist writer; covers Bitcoin, privacy, and individual sovereignty from a crypto-anarchist perspective
• [[^113]](https://x.com/str4d) - Jack Grigg (ECC core engineer; designed ZIP 32 HD wallets, the Orchard circuit, and major Zcash protocol components)
• [[^114]](https://x.com/teknium) - founder of Nous Research
• [[^115]](https://x.com/thegrugq) - security researcher & privacy advocate
• [[^116]](https://x.com/themerit0crat) - Monero and liberty advocate; xmrbazaar evangelist/mod
• [[^117]](https://x.com/therealyingtong) - Ying Tong Lai (ZKP researcher; contributed to Halo2 and the plonkish proving system underlying Zcash's Orchard protocol)
• [[^118]](https://x.com/truthcoin) - Paul Sztorc, creator of Truthcoin and BIP 300 (drivechains); founder of eCash hard fork
• [[^119]](https://x.com/vikrantnyc) - privacy & crypto commentator, creator of Cake Wallet
• [[^120]](https://x.com/Vladcostea) - crypto analyst & privacy tech voice
• [[^121]](https://x.com/watchmanprivacy) - Watchman Privacy (privacy tactics & advocacy)
• [[^122]](https://x.com/wilderko) - liberty and freedom-tech commentator
• [[^123]](https://x.com/xdamman) - founder of Open Collective & Citizen Wallet
• [[^124]](https://x.com/zooko) - founder of Zcash

13. Political Advocacy

• [[^125]](https://x.com/aftfuture) - Alliance for the Future (NGO fighting for AI liberty)
• [[^126]](https://x.com/BPFreeSpeech) - Blueprint for Free Speech International (think tank advocating for free speech and whistleblower protections)
• [[^127]](https://x.com/FFO_Freedom) - Foundation For Freedom Online (DC-based nonprofit fighting internet censorship and shutdowns)
• [[^128]](https://x.com/ludlowinstitute) - privacy and digital autonomy institute founded by Naomi Brockwell

14. Protocols

• [[^129]](https://x.com/minaprotocol) - Mina Protocol (ZK-based L1 blockchain that maintains a constant ~22 KB proof regardless of chain history; designed for lightweight client verification)
• [[^130]](https://x.com/RAILGUN_Project) - RAILGUN (ZK privacy system for Ethereum and EVM chains; shields token balances and transactions on-chain using ZK proofs without bridging to a separate chain)
• [[^131]](https://x.com/TornadoCash) - Tornado Cash (non-custodial Ethereum mixer using ZK proofs; OFAC-sanctioned 2022, lead developer Roman Storm arrested 2023 -- know your legal situation before using)

15. Shopping

• [[^132]](https://x.com/cakepay) - Cake Pay (buy gift cards and pay merchants using Monero, Bitcoin, and other cryptocurrencies; operated by the Cake Wallet team)
• [[^133]](https://x.com/coincards) - Monero-friendly gift cards and payments
• [[^134]](https://x.com/shopinbit) - ShopinBit (privacy-first concierge shopping with Monero)
• [[^135]](https://x.com/XMRBazaarWatch) - XMRBazaar listings observer

16. Sovereign Computing & Self-Hosting

• [[^136]](https://x.com/hns) - decentralized DNS
• [[^137]](https://x.com/njal_la) - private domain registrar
• [[^138]](https://x.com/radicle) - Radicle project, a decentralized, peer-to-peer code collaboration
• [[^139]](https://x.com/SOVsessions) - practical tutorials on sovereign tech (local AI, GrapheneOS, Umbrel, Start9, etc.)
• [[^140]](https://x.com/start9labs) - Start9 (sovereign computing hardware & software)
• [[^141]](https://x.com/tahoelafs) - Tahoe-LAFS (decentralized private cloud storage)
• [[^142]](https://x.com/umbrel) - Umbrel (popular home server / personal cloud)

17. Transport Protocols

• [[^143]](https://x.com/GetI2P) - official Invisible Internet Project (I2P) account
• [[^144]](https://x.com/nymproject) - Nym (decentralized mixnet privacy infrastructure & NymVPN)
• [[^145]](https://x.com/nymvpn) - official NymVPN account
• [[^146]](https://x.com/torproject) - official Tor Project / Tor Browser

18. Venture Capital

• [[^147]](https://x.com/a16z) - Andreessen Horowitz (venture & tech liberty)
• [[^148]](https://x.com/ElectricCapital) - invests in cryptography, privacy tech, and open-source developer ecosystems
• [[^149]](https://x.com/NLnetLabs) - Dutch nonprofit behind core internet infrastructure software: Unbound (DNS resolver), NSD (authoritative nameserver), Routinator (RPKI/BGP), and related tools
• [[^150]](https://x.com/OSSCapital) - dedicated to commercial open-source software (COSS) companies and infrastructure
• [[^151]](https://x.com/PanteraCapital) - early investor in Zcash, Mina, and other privacy-focused blockchains
• [[^152]](https://x.com/paradigm) - major backer of open-source crypto infrastructure and privacy tools
• [[^153]](https://x.com/polychaincap) - invests in privacy protocols (e.g., Aleo, Nym, Anoma) and open-source blockchain projects

19. VPN

• [[^154]](https://x.com/guardianproject) - Guardian Project (Orbot Tor VPN for Android + privacy mobile tools)
• [[^155]](https://x.com/mullvadnet) - Mullvad VPN (strong no-logs privacy-focused VPN)
• [[^156]](https://x.com/obscuravpn) - Obscura VPN (privacy-first VPN that can't log your activity by design)

20. Wallets

• [[^157]](https://x.com/cakewallet) - popular Monero & multi-crypto mobile wallet
• [[^158]](https://x.com/EdgeWallet) - privacy-focused cryptocurrency wallet
• [[^159]](https://x.com/FeatherWallet) - Feather Wallet (open-source Monero desktop wallet; lightweight, actively maintained, generally the recommended desktop option for Monero users)
• [[^160]](https://x.com/monerujowallet) - Monerujo (lightweight Android Monero wallet)
• [[^161]](https://x.com/SamouraiWallet) - Samourai Wallet (privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet with Whirlpool CoinJoin, Stonewall, and Ricochet; founders arrested by DOJ April 2024 -- wallet functional but development paused)
• [[^162]](https://x.com/zodl_app) - Zodl (mobile Zcash wallet with shielded-by-default transactions)

Notes