Ryan Selkis 👤 (@Selkis_2028_2193616844) — Twitter Score 796 out of 1000

Ryan Selkis is Ryan Selkis, who co-founded Messari, a crypto asset data, research, and market intelligence platform, and founded Project Solomon / The Katechon, a crypto- and AI-focused political initiative aimed at building parallel political infrastructure to influence the 2024 and 2028 U.S. election cycles. Ryan Selkis's Twitter Score is 796 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, placing him at rank #60 (top 0.1%) out of 496,372 accounts tracked on this platform.

Ryan Selkis first drew attention in crypto media by blogging about Bitcoin from 2013 under the pseudonym "Two Bit Idiot," and in February 2014 published a leaked document that exposed approximately 750,000 BTC missing from Mt. Gox, breaking news of the exchange's collapse. He previously worked at Digital Currency Group, where he assisted with fundraising, recruiting, and seed investment activity, helped lead the acquisition of CoinDesk, and served as Managing Director, growing company revenue by 730% during his tenure. He also previously served as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at ConsenSys.

Ryan Selkis co-founded Messari in 2018 alongside Dan McArdle and led the company through a $35M Series B in September 2022, led by Brevan Howard Digital at a reported $300M valuation, with participation from Morgan Creek Digital, Samsung Next, FTX Ventures, Galaxy, Coinbase Ventures, Point72 Ventures, and Kraken Ventures. He authored the platform's widely circulated annual Crypto Theses series, covering macro, DeFi, AI, and sector-specific trends. Ryan Selkis stepped down as CEO on July 19, 2024, transitioned to a Senior Adviser role at Messari, and announced his full departure on September 5, 2024, to focus on Project Solomon. Ryan Selkis has published 5,506 posts and has 383,092 followers as of October 2026 on the platform. Ryan Selkis has been mentioned by 23 accounts, with 27 total mentions.

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Ryan Selkis draws a following that spans crypto research, investment, and political circles. The accounts that follow Ryan Selkis include 2,899 founders, 701 angel investors, 1,080 influencers and 123 VCs, among them Balaji, CZ BNB, jesse.base.eth, Toly, Cobie and Ansem.