Ryan Selkis Resigns as Messari CEO After Controversial Posts

Ryan Selkis, founder of crypto data analytics and research firm Messari, announced his decision to step down as CEO on Friday, emphasizing the importance of a leader's responsibility to their team.

Messari founder Ryan Selkis has stepped down as CEO following controversial social media posts.

Selkis announced his decision on Friday, stating that he will be transitioning to the role of Senior Advisor. Eric Turner, a friend and colleague of Selkis, will take over as interim CEO.

“This week was the first week in 6.5 years that my politics and rhetoric put the team in harm’s way,” Selkis wrote on social media platform X. “As such, I have decided to step aside as CEO.”

Selkis's decision to step down comes after he posted a series of comments on X following the attack on former U.S. President and presidential candidate Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.

In a now-deleted post, Selkis wrote: “Anyone that votes against Trump at this point can die in a f—–g fire.” He also added, “Literal war,” and later stated, “The Civil War for the country started today, and if you are anti-Trump you are against the men who are willing to fight. Good luck.”

He continued, “If I were a Cultural Marxist hellbent on destroying the country, I would have weathered the storm. But I told the truth too many times and lost my temper after they tried to kill the President last Saturday.”

Selkis went on to explain that he was “horrified at the attempted assassination of President Trump this past Saturday, and (has) been disgusted at the media and administration’s abject failures at pressing for answers in the attack's aftermath, as well as their failure to tamp down divisive rhetoric that contributed to the attack in the first place.”

“I will be channeling all of my energies into addressing the underlying issues that have led to these systemic problems in our institutions,” he added.