{"version":1,"id":"ryan-yoon","title":"Ryan Yoon","summary":"Ryan Yoon is a person that is Head of Research at Tiger Research, an RWA and stablecoin analyst, and an author of research on verifiable finance and ZKP-enabled exchange architectures.","content":"**Ryan Yoon** is a cryptocurrency researcher and analyst who serves as Head of Research at [Tiger Research](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tiger-research), where he holds the title of Real-World Asset (RWA) and [Stablecoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin) Analyst Director.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-7bs03mlrpb) \n\n## Career\n\nRyan Yoon joined Tiger Research in October 2023 as Head of Research, focusing on [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) market research across Asia and [real-world asset (RWA)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/real-world-assets-rwas) project management. In January 2026, he became Director at the company.\n\nFrom September 2022 to September 2023, Yoon worked as a Project Manager at Lambda256, where he led the MMZ [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain)-based movie community project and initiatives linking [non-fungible tokens (NFTs)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft) with physical goods.\n\nPreviously, he served as a Project Manager at Korea Investment & Securities from December 2019 to August 2022, focusing on [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) business development, open API development, securities business innovation, optical character recognition (OCR) systems, and MyData integration. From June to November 2019, he worked as a Data Analyst at SNOW Corporation, contributing to map service management, data reporting, and ZEPETO world operations.\n\n## Tiger Research\n\nYoon leads the research function at [Tiger Research](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tiger-research), a firm that publishes analysis on digital-asset markets and infrastructure. In his role as Analyst Director for real-world assets and [stablecoins](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin), he focuses on the intersection of traditional finance and [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain), covering the [tokenization](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tokenization) of securities, dollar-pegged settlement instruments, and the market structures that connect institutional capital to on-chain systems.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-7bs03mlrpb) He distributes his reports through Tiger Research's publishing platform and runs a dedicated Korean-language desk aimed at domestic readers.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-7bs03mlrpb)​\n","categories":[{"id":"people","title":"people"}],"tags":[{"id":"Researcher"},{"id":"Speaker"}],"images":[{"id":"QmQY67WBSviYdKkLqZnYFsQYuD7zcDCvjWhVygWuErb5me","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"media":[],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"7bs03mlrpb\",\"url\":\"https://x.com/ryanyoon_eth\",\"description\":\"X profile listing role at Tiger Research\",\"timestamp\":1790592800059},{\"id\":\"obg4q5y1pr\",\"url\":\"https://reports.tiger-research.com/p/nexus-rewriting-the-ftx-lesson-for-eng\",\"description\":\"List of Ryan Yoon reports and dates\",\"timestamp\":1790592800059}]"},{"id":"main-image-origin","value":"{\"imageId\":\"QmQY67WBSviYdKkLqZnYFsQYuD7zcDCvjWhVygWuErb5me\",\"originalId\":\"QmQY67WBSviYdKkLqZnYFsQYuD7zcDCvjWhVygWuErb5me\"}"},{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://x.com/ryanyoon_eth"},{"id":"linkedin_profile","value":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/seungsik-yoon-04b72b153"},{"id":"commit-message","value":"Create wiki for Ryan Yoon"}],"events":[{"type":"DEFAULT","title":"Joined X (Twitter) account @ryanyoon_eth","date":"2022-01-01","description":"Joined and began using the X (formerly Twitter) account @ryanyoon_eth.","link":"https://x.com/ryanyoon_eth","multiDateStart":null,"multiDateEnd":null,"id":"470c5c83-17b1-4c3b-afe4-7d6a0c2743ba"},{"type":"DEFAULT","title":"Published 'Zero Lies: How Next FTX Will Be Solved'","date":"2026-05-01","description":"Publication of the book 'Zero Lies: How Next FTX Will Be Solved'.","link":null,"multiDateStart":null,"multiDateEnd":null,"id":"b229effb-252e-4be8-9525-60f01b2b884a"}],"linkedWikis":{"founders":[],"blockchains":[],"speakers":[]},"user":{"id":"0x8af7a19a26d8fbc48defb35aefb15ec8c407f889"},"author":{"id":"0x4a2bC97afBF41a2Cbf4b4628F63420682Ff4CF2a"},"language":"en","operator":{"id":"0x4a2bC97afBF41a2Cbf4b4628F63420682Ff4CF2a"}}