Ryan Kirkley

Co-founder and CE, Global Settlement (GSX)

Ryan Kirkley is Co-founder and CEO of Global Settlement (GSX), an institutional network for tokenized assets, stablecoins, and cross-border payments. Previously, he founded Cryptan Labs, a venture studio for AI and blockchain startups, and is an active investor via Outliers Fund, Singularity VC, and Doriath Capital. His expertise spans CBDCs, tokenized deposits, interoperability, and quantum-resilient blockchain systems aligned with emerging NIST standards.

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Crypto Long & Short: Prediction Markets Don’t Just Forecast Power - They Reshape It

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Ryan Kirkley writes on how crypto prediction markets can risk incentivizing manipulation and amplify misinformation at scale.

Mar 25, 2026

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