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Elliot Veynor

Elliot Veynor

Elliot Veynor is a crypto news writer who covers everything from market moves and DeFi launches to policy shifts, security breaches and on-chain analytics. He's known for fast, plain English explainers and concise breakdowns of complex protocols, with a weekly digest that surfaces the most important stories before they trend.

Stories By Elliot Veynor

New York Life Tokenizes Junk Bonds: DeFi Leaves Treasury Tokens for Real Credit Risk

New York Life Tokenizes Junk Bonds: DeFi Leaves Treasury Tokens for Real Credit Risk

New York Life IM’s HYB tokenized high-yield fund launches with Centrifuge, settles in USDC under Reg S, and taps NYLIM’s...

in DeFi by Elliot Veynor
BlackRock’s Ethena Integration: Is Synthetic-Dollar Yield Becoming DeFi’s Wall Street Doorway?

BlackRock’s Ethena Integration: Is Synthetic-Dollar Yield Becoming DeFi’s Wall Street Doorway?

BlackRock-Aladdin brings Ethena’s USDe onto institutional screens; $100M BUIDL liquidity and ENA’s ~8% jump tee up a rea...

in DeFi by Elliot Veynor
Back-to-Back Red Quarters: Bitcoin Is Breaking Its Own Halving-Cycle Playbook

Back-to-Back Red Quarters: Bitcoin Is Breaking Its Own Halving-Cycle Playbook

Two quarterly losses to start 2026 put Bitcoin off its halving script as spot ETF outflows hit $4.37B and traders eye $5...

in Bitcoin by Elliot Veynor
BIS Stablecoin Warning: Could Digital Dollars Break the Global Money Stack?

BIS Stablecoin Warning: Could Digital Dollars Break the Global Money Stack?

BIS warning flags bank-funding and policy risks as stablecoins spread across payments and remittances. What could break,...

in Stablecoins by Elliot Veynor
XAUT Loans Put Tether Gold to Work: Bullion Tokens Enter the Crypto Credit Market

XAUT Loans Put Tether Gold to Work: Bullion Tokens Enter the Crypto Credit Market

XAU₮ credit markets are live on Nexo and OKX while Ledn prepares gold-backed loans. Q1 2026 backing was 707,747 oz of go...

in Stablecoins by Elliot Veynor
SharpLink’s First ETH Buy Since October: Can Corporate Ether Treasuries Survive Paper Losses?

SharpLink’s First ETH Buy Since October: Can Corporate Ether Treasuries Survive Paper Losses?

5,000 ETH inflow to SharpLink was its first buy since Oct 2025 as ETH hit 2026 lows. Reported $3,609 cost basis spotligh...

in Altcoins by Elliot Veynor
Community Banks vs Stablecoins: Is Washington Fighting the Wrong Deposit-Flight Risk?

Community Banks vs Stablecoins: Is Washington Fighting the Wrong Deposit-Flight Risk?

June 2026 rulemaking accelerates as FinCEN proposes CIP for stablecoin issuers; a Fed staff note cites a $1T drain scena...

in Stablecoins by Elliot Veynor
CoinEx and Iranian Sanctions Claims: Why Exchange Compliance Risk Is Back in the Market Spotlight

CoinEx and Iranian Sanctions Claims: Why Exchange Compliance Risk Is Back in the Market Spotlight

TRM Labs traced $3.84B between CoinEx and Iran-linked entities as OFAC named four Iran exchanges. Counterparty exposure...

in DeFi by Elliot Veynor
Invesco’s Tokenized Reserve Fund: Why Stablecoin Cash Is Becoming Wall Street’s Next Yield Market

Invesco’s Tokenized Reserve Fund: Why Stablecoin Cash Is Becoming Wall Street’s Next Yield Market

Invesco filing launches an onchain stablecoin‑reserve fund aiming for a $1 NAV, with effectiveness targeted around Aug 2...

in Stablecoins by Elliot Veynor
Franklin Templeton’s 250 Digital Deal: Why TradFi Is Buying Crypto Infrastructure Instead of Building It

Franklin Templeton’s 250 Digital Deal: Why TradFi Is Buying Crypto Infrastructure Instead of Building It

Franklin Templeton buys 250 Digital and launches Franklin Crypto as tokenized assets surpass $2.5B. Why TradFi is acquir...

in DeFi by Elliot Veynor