Elon Musk exceeded Donald Trump as the most influential figure in cryptocurrency space, according to an analysis of July 2025 by the Apex protocol. The report highlights the domination of Musk with approximately 2.0 billion dollars in cryptographic participation and 221.2 million followers on social networks, metrics which considerably exceed $ 1.34 million in crypto and 142.7 million followers. The study assesses influence through a combination of cryptographic wealth, net value and scope of social media, stressing that “renown and subscribers prevail over pure richness” in the determination of influence (1).
Musk’s rise is attributed to its active commitment with the crypto through the substantial of Tesla Bitcoin Investment – $ 1.5 billion acquired at the beginning of 2021 – and its vocal support for Mastiff and other memecoins. His July 2025 announcement of the “America Party”, which undertook to “kiss Bitcoin”, underlined its alignment with the friendly crypto policies. Market reactions, as an increase of 5% in the price of Dogecoin after launching the party, also illustrate its influence digital active feeling. Meanwhile, his public confrontations with Trump, who included blows related to the crypto, kept the two leaders at the forefront of industry discourse (1).
Trump, ranked second, exercised aggressive cryptography policies, including the creation of March 2025 of a reserve of American strategic bitcoin and a stock of digital assets. Its initiatives stimulated a leap of 10% of the price of Bitcoin to $ 94,000 and high of altcoins like Cardano and Solara. Despite the resistance of the GOP to its act of engineering and its related legislation, the administration of Trump remains an engine of cryptographic policy, with Musk as a potential president of the dry and RFK Jr. – a defender of vocal bitcoin – presented to a role of cabinet. These movements strengthen Trump’s lasting influence, although its classification is making musk due to the commitment of lower social networks (1).
Analysis of the Apex protocol also identifies emerging political figures in the cryptographic sphere. Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, who legalized Bitcoin in 2021, ranks third with 8.44 million dollars in crypto and 17.6 million followers. American politicians such as senator Cynthia Lummis (the only woman in the top 10) and JD Vance are also in good place, reflecting a change of influence towards legislators defending cryptographic legislation. RFK Jr.’s advocacy for Bitcoin as a “currency of freedom” and its appointment of the cabinet amplify its profile among the cryptographic public (1).
Regulatory developments in 2025 accelerated the politicization of the influence of cryptography. The legislative debates of March in the American White House and July underlined the intersection of the sector with politics. Abroad, regulators in regions like Singapore and Brazil have introduced blockchain -oriented measures, although specific references to Chinese regions have been omitted according to the analysis. The Bitcoin Act and Genius Act law, supported by the main influencers, underline how legislative progress will shape future rankings. As the Apex protocol notes, “politics, culture and communication now stimulate the influence of cryptography as much as technology or finance” (1).
Source: (1) (Elon Musk exceeds Trump as the most influential voice of crypto – how it happened) (
