Top Bitcoin pioneers and thought leaders you want to be following in Steemit!

I joined Steemit quite a while ago, lured by the prospect of making money, trying something new, and investigating new projects and concepts being built in the decentralised universe, which has fascinated me ever since I first learnt about Bitcoin and bought some of it back in 2013.

I'm startled at the rapid adoption of Steemit and the fact that so many famed Bitcoin pioneers and thought leaders have joined and support the project, which is good news for it, for Steem holders and for the future of media in general.

So, I've gone about trying to put together a list of top bitcoin pioneers which have joined Steemit and you want to be following.

Please feel free to comment and propose any names I might have left out so I can update the post.

Roger Ver: https://steemit.com/@rogerkver Called the Bitcoin Jesus, he's the first person who started investing in Bitcoin startups such as Ripple, Kraken, Bitinstant or Bitpay. I'm sure he'll be posting some interesting insights and look forward to his opinion.

Trace Mayer: https://steemit.com/@tracemayer He also is an early Bitcoin startup investor, including Bitpay or Kraken and hosts the widely followed Bitcoin Knowledge Podcast a Must for all decentralized technology lovers http://www.bitcoin.kn/

Charlie Shrem: https://steemit.com/@charlieshrem An iconic Bitcoin community member he bought 500 Bitcoins for 5 dollars each in 2011. He then went on to become a founding member of the Bitcoin Foundation.

Jackson Palmer https://steemit.com/@ummjackson He is one of the co-founders of Dogecoin, and allegedly "the man who put a dog in a coin". He's all a character which will surely bring passion and a flow of rapturous ideas to Steemit.

Other interesting thought leaders to follow;

Mathew Rosenquist: https://steemit.com/@mrosenquist Cybersecurity expert.

Tatiana Moroz: https://steemit.com/@tatianamoroz Artist, singer and creator of the first artist coin.

Tom Zander: https://steemit.com/@tomz Bitcoin classic architect

Jeffrey Anderson: https://steemit.com/@thebeachedwhale Editor in chief of Digital Asset news

Jeff Berwick: https://steemit.com/@dollarvigilante Jeff Berwick founder of The Dollar Vigilante (TDV http://dollarvigilante.com), an anarcho-capitalist and Austrian economics based financial newsletter.

Ruben Alexander: https://steemit.com/@rubenalexander Former Editor in Chief of Bitcoin Magazine