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Crypto CEO steps down after posts endorsing political violence and deportations
Selkis will take on a senior adviser role at the company.
Ryan Selkis, the co-founder and CEO of the crypto research platform Messari, is stepping down from his position in the aftermath of a social media tirade following the attempted assassination of former President Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. In a post directed at Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) — a frequent critic of cryptocurrency — Selkis implied the senator had been involved in the attempt on Trump’s life. He noted that Warren and the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, have similar “physiognomy,” referring to the discredited science of judging a person’s character based on their facial characteristics.
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