# Ryan Yoon

> 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.

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- Categories: People in crypto
- Tags: Researcher, Speaker
- Created: 2026-09-28T11:06:28.925Z
- Last updated: 2026-09-28T11:06:28.925Z
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**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) 

## Career

Ryan 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.

From 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.

Previously, 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.

## Tiger Research

Yoon 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)​