DeCent People Podcast With Ryan Selkis of Messari
An outspoken defender of the crypto ethos, Ryan Selkis has been around long enough to have the credibility to challenge regulators like SEC Chairman Gary Gensler. He also took a winding road to crypto with stints as a night janitor for his college basketball arena and a summer internship at JPMorgan that got derailed by the financial crisis
Ryan Selkis is one of the most outspoken advocates for the core beliefs of self-determination and stewardship that define the cryptocurrency movement. The co-founder of Messari, a digital asset data and analytics firm, Selkis is unafraid to take on regulators and politicians whom he views as being anti-crypto, such as Securities and Exchange Commissioner Gary Gensler and Senator Elizabeth Warren. We talk about his early days when sports took over his life, his time as the night janitor at his college basketball arena, how the financial crisis affected his plans to work for JPMorgan and what it was like to help Coindesk get on the right track. He also reiterates his sharp criticism of Gensler and Congressional inaction with regard to crypto regulation.
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