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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
- Michael Saylor Describes Three Bitcoin-Linked Financial Roles
He connected digital capital with digital equity and digital credit.
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- Hunter Biden Says $5,000 Liquidity Shaped LAPTOP Token Trading
He said a $6 purchase could have moved the token’s market capitalization by about 5% at launch.
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- Strive CEO Says Multiple Issuers Can Expand Bitcoin Credit Market
Matt Cole said Strive’s amplification ratio is 51.4%, compared with about 25% for Strategy. He argued institutions need several issuers as Bitcoin-backed digital credit grows.
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- Tom Lee Says Softer Inflation Could Ease Fed Stance as Tech Stocks Hit Records
Lee said inflation readings may soften over the next six months as one-time price pressures fade, potentially easing uncertainty around bond yields.
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- Goldman’s Gutman Calls for Spending Cuts to Curb Rising Bond Costs
The Goldman Sachs International co-CEO said lower deficits and steadier growth could help address borrowing costs across the Western world.
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- Low-Security Lompoc II Prison Held Zhao Before Bankman-Fried
Zhao left the prison for a halfway house in August 2024, then spent his final two weeks in custody at a local jail.
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- DWF Labs Executive Says Trump Party Win Could Spur Crypto Bull Market
Andrei Grachev said a hypothetical $5,000 payment to every U.S. adult would equal 150% of pandemic-era helicopter money.
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- Robert Kiyosaki Compares Bitcoin, Gold and Silver to Insurance
The “Rich Dad Poor Dad” author framed the assets as protection against economic risks and criticized government policies he said erode purchasing power.
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- Bessent Says Treasury Yield Rise Tracks Global Trend
The Treasury secretary saw no sign of investors shifting from U.S. debt into German or Japanese bonds and dismissed concerns about an AI bubble.
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- David Robinson Leaves OpenAI, Criticizing AI Safety Practices
The former researcher says he spent three and a half years at OpenAI and oversaw safety reports for 12 frontier launches.
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- Arthur Hayes Sees Multi-Trillion-Dollar Rescue as AI Debt Builds
The Maelstrom managing partner expects pressure on AI companies within 12 to 18 months. He sees a potential government response as a possible source of liquidity for crypto markets.
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- Coinbase Chief Accounting and Principal Accounting Officer Jennifer Jones Plans to Retire
Jones notified Coinbase of her decision Sept. 29. She will stay in her current role until a successor takes over.
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- Trump Plans White House AI Chief and AI Force to Coordinate Federal Policy
Jay Clayton, the director of national intelligence and former SEC chair, is expected to lead the effort. A decision could come as early as Friday.
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- Bitcoin Close Above $86,600 Would Signal Strength, Hoffman Says
Bankless founder David Hoffman also called a daily close above $87,400 “extremely bullish.”
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- 赵长鹏 Reshares Post About New York Meeting With 苏林
The reshared post described a meeting in New York. The accompanying message called for broader crypto adoption.
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- Former BlackRock VP Sees Crypto Market Reaching $6 Trillion to $12 Trillion
John Gillen outlined possible market-cap outcomes ranging from $6 trillion to $12 trillion and separately described a potential $2 trillion to $10 trillion increase.
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- 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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