Crypto CEO steps down after posts endorsing political violence and deportations

Ryan Selkis, the cofounder 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 Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania.

Selkis, an outspoken Trump supporter who attended David Sacks’ sold-out fundraiser for him in June, said on X that Trump’s detractors should “die in a fire,” claimed the shooting was a deep state plot orchestrated by Democrats...