Ryan Selkis is stepping down as CEO of cryptocurrency platform Messari.
Eric Turner, the company's chief revenue officer, will replace him as interim CEO.
Ryan Selkis is stepping down as CEO of cryptocurrency platform Messari, the company announced on Friday.
Selkis, who is stepping down as CEO to become a senior adviser, took the move a week after posting a series of controversial political tweets.
“A leader's first responsibility is to their team, and this week was the first in six and a half years that my politics and rhetoric have put my team at risk,” he wrote. “As such, I have decided to step down as CEO.”
Serkis' political tweets
Serkis has become an increasingly vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump's candidacy in the next US presidential election. Serkis, who has repeatedly criticised President Joe Biden on his X-series shows, has been particularly miffed following the assassination attempt on Trump at a campaign rally last week.
In one tweet, he said people who vote against Trump in November could “die in a fire”, called the upcoming election a “literal war” and said he wanted immigrants to be sent back by the US.
On July 18, Serkis said through X that the assassination attempt had “narrowly” prevented the United States from going to war with the US. He said he had “been in a bad mood this week” over his rants and comments on X, and met with the Messari team.
Messari confirmed his resignation.
“Ryan recently informed us that he has decided to step back from his role as Messari's CEO to focus his full attention on cryptocurrency policy and national issues that are important to him. Without Ryan's clear vision and dedicated leadership, Messari would not be the company it is today, and likely will not be in the future,” the company said in a statement.
The company's chief revenue officer, Eric Turner, will take over as interim CEO.
