The Most Important Trends and People Shaping Crypto 2020, With Ryan Selkis

Ryan Selkis, the founder of Messari, a cryptocurrency research company, has announced he will be running for the U.S. Senate in 2024. The entrepreneur made the announcement on Twitter after finding out one of the speakers at Messari’s Mainnet conference, whose identity could not be confirmed, was served with a subpoena by the SEC. This is one of the first serious political bids that a crypto entrepreneur has made in the U.S. Messari CEO Ryan Selkis Announces Senate Bid for 2024 Ryan Selkis, founder and CEO of Messari, a crypto research firm, has announced he will be....

After nearly a decade of progress since Bitcoin's inception, regulators could be gearing up for further action, given the industry's recent growth. Regulators may see crypto's recent growth as a problem, according to Messari CEO and founder Ryan Selkis. “I’ve never been more bullish on crypto but I think everyone might be mispricing global regulatory risk,” Selkis tweeted on Thursday, adding:“When crypto looks like a toy, it’s not a threat. When stablecoins hit PayPal volumes and go private, it starts to look like a weapon.”In the months following its drop below $4,000 in March 2020,....

Traders and analysts mull what's in store for Bitcoin after a historic day. After a historic day in which the headlines could hardly keep up with price action and Bitcoin set a new all-time high above $26,500, traders and analysts are now turning their attention towards what could be in store for the digital currency over the next five days as 2020 comes to a close.Historic candleWhile a 8-9% daily gain might be pittance compared to Bitcoin’s historical volatility — there was a 42% rally as recently as 2019 — as Messari founder Ryan Selkis pointed out, today’s rally featured only the....

In an interview with Ryan Selkis, founder of Messari Crypto, the CEO of payment company Ripple Brad Garlinghouse talked about XRP and its legal battle with a U.S. regulator. The interview took place at Mainnet 2022, an event organized by the on-chain research company. Related Reading: Revolut Fell For Social Engineering Attack, Data From 50K […]

Bitcoin may have experienced the perfect storm for success, but action by the United States government may remain a threat. Ryan Selkis, co-founder of data and research company Messari, recently released his 2021 crypto sector thesis, examining the state of the industry as well as forecasting what lies ahead. Selkis explains in this report that the U.S. government is one remaining adversary he feels BTC must win over. “The ‘final boss’ to beat is the state,” Selkis wrote in his report, released on Tuesday. “For the U.S., bitcoin presents a tool to undermine international sanctions, and 80%....