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Sonny Jang
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Sonny Jang reports on people and leadership in digital assets for TokenPost. Send corrections or tips to info@tokenpost.com.
Stories by Sonny Jang
- Robinhood CEO Says Chain Has Not Backed Specific Projects
Vlad Tenev said Robinhood aims to help developers, keep the platform neutral and lower fees as much as possible.
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- Hunter Biden Says LAPTOP Uses Opposite Tokenomics to Trump Memecoins
Biden said insiders hold 30% of LAPTOP’s supply and the community receives half, while blockchain data showed one related wallet sent 17.5 million tokens to a burn address.
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- Arthur Hayes Points to Potential AI Credit Stress in 2027–2028
The Maelstrom chief investment officer says a slowdown in AI infrastructure spending could prompt government liquidity creation and drive Bitcoin to $1 million or more.
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- Hyperliquid Co-Founder Says Self-Custody Matters More Than 24/7 Trading
Jeff Yan said blockchain-based finance offers users greater control over funds and more visibility into system activity than traditional platforms.
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- Fortitude Names Former ReserveOne Legal Chief for HeartSciences Combination
Kimberly Pittman will oversee legal and regulatory matters as the Zcash mining platform advances its proposed business combination with Nasdaq-listed HeartSciences.
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- Hyperliquid Co-Founder Sees “Huge Opportunity” in Private Markets
Jeff Yan said broader access to pricing for restricted assets could create social value as Hyperliquid explores wider financial markets.
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- Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Sees Bitcoin at $300,000 to $400,000 by 2030
Armstrong linked the outlook to Bitcoin’s recurring four-year cycles and historical halving events while highlighting growth across crypto markets.
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- Ric Edelman Presents 10%-40% Crypto Framework; Bitcoin Thesis Targets $500,000
The framework assigns crypto allocations by risk profile, while the conditional Bitcoin projection assumes 1% of global assets moves into the market by 2030.
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- Polymarket Hires Goldman Sachs Veteran to Lead Institutional Growth
Lisa Mantil will help attract Wall Street liquidity as prediction markets expand beyond retail trading and sports-related contracts.
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- Treasury Official Luke Pettit to Leave Department for Private Sector in October
Pettit led the Trump Accounts program for children and worked on legislation related to the GENIUS Act and CLARITY Act.
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- Martin Carrica Joins Coinbase to Lead Stablecoin Distribution Efforts
Carrica spent four years working on regulated stablecoin projects at Mountain Protocol and Anchorage before joining Coinbase.
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- Ran Neuner Says Social Trading Apps Could Replace Crypto Exchanges
The Crypto Banter founder pointed to FOMO and rising app revenue as signs that crypto trading may shift toward platforms built around following other users.
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- CoinMarketCap Appoints David Salamon as CEO, Replacing Rush
Salamon’s appointment takes effect immediately after serving as the company’s chief product officer. Rush will shift to expanding new business lines within the group.
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- Treasury Secretary Bessent Hires David Zervos as Counselor
The Jefferies economist will advise Treasury as bond yields rise and debates continue over Federal Reserve policy and artificial intelligence spending.
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- Blockchain Association Sets Kristin Smith as Interim CEO From Oct. 17
Summer Mersinger’s final day as CEO will be Oct. 16, and she will remain an adviser through Dec. 31.
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- Hunter Biden Defends $LAPTOP After Token Falls 99.5% at Launch
The token’s fully diluted valuation was about $252 million after extreme price swings, including a brief market capitalization near $316 billion.
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- Anthropic President Daniela Amodei Enters Forbes 400 With $15.5B Fortune
The 39-year-old co-founder oversees Anthropic as the artificial intelligence company prepares for a potential November U.S. IPO and reports sharply higher market estimates.
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- Former Hack VC Partner Hsin-Ju’s Death Ruled a Suicide as Probe Continues
Hsin-Ju, 37, was found dead near an Interstate 15 ramp in California on Aug. 24, one day after announcing plans to disclose evidence about her time at Hack VC.
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- Autopsy Determines Former Hack VC Partner Hsin-Ju Chuang Died by Suicide
Chuang, 37, was found Aug. 24 in a vehicle near Interstate 15 in California’s Mojave Desert. The California Highway Patrol investigation remains ongoing.
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- Circle CFO Jeremy Fox-Geen Plans to Step Down by Year-End
Fox-Geen’s planned departure marks a leadership change at the stablecoin company.
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- Hunter Biden Says LAPTOP Team Wallets Have Not Sold Tokens
LAPTOP’s market value fell below $25 million, down 99.9% from launch. Biden said team tokens are locked for six months, followed by two years of vesting.
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- Tom Barkin Says Firms Delay Hiring Amid Large AI Investment Plans
The Richmond Fed president said companies are weighing productivity gains, AI’s potential and economic caution as nearly $700 billion in investments were announced in one week.
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- Animoca President Evan Auyang Helps Build Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoin
HKDAP is being developed by Anchorpoint Financial, whose partners include Standard Chartered, HKT and Animoca Brands. Beta access is live, with full launch targeted as early as end-2026.
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- Ripple CEO Ties XRP Value to Demand, Trust and Liquidity
Brad Garlinghouse said Ripple is seeking broader institutional use and deeper liquidity for XRP as companies build across the XRP Ledger ecosystem.
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- David Hoffman Says CYPH Shares Gained Nearly Fivefold Since June
Cypherpunk Technologies, a Zcash treasury company, reached another record high, Hoffman said.
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- Solana Foundation Names Rachel Conlan Chief Strategy Officer
The foundation also hired Jamal Raees to lead its payments business and expand business use of Solana.
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- Ripple CEO Recommends Buying Top Five Cryptocurrencies
The CEO also rejected describing Solana as a rival to XRP.
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- Tom Lee Says Ethereum’s Value Extends Beyond Transaction Fees
The Bitmine chairman said Robinhood chose Ethereum infrastructure for its security and liquidity, while Ether is developing into a store-of-value asset.
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- Giancarlo Says Higher Rates and U.S. Debt Strengthen Bitcoin Case
Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo said Bitcoin’s fixed supply gives it a stronger monetary argument as government spending expands, currencies lose value and U.S. debt rises.
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- ECB Council Member Radev Rejects Preset Path Before September Decision
Dimitar Radev said before the ECB’s Sept. 10 rate increase that October and December meetings remained open, with decisions tied to incoming data.
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- Iranian Military Adviser Warns Conflict Could Reach Indian Ocean
Yahya Rahim Safavi said further U.S. or Israeli attacks could widen the conflict beyond the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea.
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- New York Fed’s Williams Says AI Could Fuel a Productivity Boom Resembling 1996-2005
AI-driven growth may boost U.S. productivity in a way resembling the 1996-2005 period, while other growth reflects stronger business formation.
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- Travis Kalanick Returns as Atoms CEO With $1.7 Billion Investment
The physical-AI company is consolidating businesses spanning food, mining and transportation under one corporate structure.
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- David Hoffman’s Token Positions Outpace Ether (ETH) After May Exit
The Bankless co-founder accumulated VVV, NEAR, ZEC, HYPE and LIT in June, with four tokens posting gains of 106% to 293%.
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- Former Hack VC Partner Hsin-Ju Chuang Found Dead in California at 37
Chuang was found last month near a remote Interstate 15 exit in the Mojave Desert. The cause of death had not been determined.
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- Adam Back Sees Bitcoin Reaching $1.5 Million by 2030
The Blockstream founder and CEO points to institutional participation, spot Bitcoin ETFs, regulatory clarity, Bitcoin’s four-year cycle and fixed supply.
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- Former Hack VC Partner Dies After Accusing Firm of Retaliation
Hsin-Ju Chuang was found dead near Interstate 15 in California on Aug. 24, hours after publishing allegations against two Hack VC executives.
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- Reeve Collins Says Stablecoin Competition Will Shift Toward Yield
The STBL co-founder supports separating payment tokens from yield instruments so ecosystems can share reserve returns while stablecoins remain redeemable at face value.
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- Musk Says China Could Close AI Compute Gap Within Two to Three Years
Elon Musk said China’s AI models rank near the global top for performance per unit of computing power and linked future gains to lithography and chipmaking.
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- Sam Yam Says He Is Joining OpenAI to Lead Creator Product
The Patreon co-founder said Drew Rowny and Shannon Ma will join him to develop creator tools and provide early access to them.
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