For crypto newbies like most on HN are, maybe. To be fair to him he does a decent job explaining Bitcoin so that non-nerds can understand the basics. But beyond that if you get more into it you'll find he's a controversial figure like most are in Bitcoin. There aren't really any leaders and either way leader following is the exact opposite of what cryptocurrency is about anyway. The vast majority of the crypto OGs come from the cypherpunk sphere and are skeptical of centralized power/authorities.

Ironically one common criticism Bitcoin hardcore fanatics have is that Antonopoulos is not a Bitcoin maximalist, he's Ethereum friendlyand wrote an entire book on that together with Gavin Wood.