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Author: Helena Markou

Markets and policy reporter covering institutional crypto strategy, exchange-traded products, and the slow-motion merger of TradFi and digital assets. Before joining CryptoSibyl News, Helena spent four years covering European fintech regulation and cross-border capital flows for a Geneva-based financial wire. Outside the terminal, she collects first-edition maps of trade routes that no longer exist and maintains that the best coffee in Europe is in Thessaloniki, not Rome.
Crypto’s Endgame Is Not Escape, It Is Submission to the Wrapper
Opinion

Crypto’s Endgame Is Not Escape, It Is Submission to the Wrapper

Helena MarkouApril 21, 2026April 21, 2026

The latest BIS warning on stablecoins and Grayscale’s HYPE ETF filing point to the same uncomfortable truth for crypto believers:…

The $293 Million Kelp Collapse: DeFi’s Security Crisis
DeFi

The $293 Million Kelp Collapse: DeFi’s Security Crisis

Helena MarkouApril 20, 2026April 20, 2026

The “restaking summer” has hit a brutal winter. On April 19, 2026, Kelp DAO suffered a devastating $293 million exploit,…

Institutions Are Not “Coming” to Crypto. They’re Tiptoeing In.
Policy

Institutions Are Not “Coming” to Crypto. They’re Tiptoeing In.

Helena MarkouApril 19, 2026April 19, 2026

Nomura’s latest survey looks modest on the surface. That is exactly why it matters. The loudest crypto narratives are usually…

Stablecoins Are No Longer a Crypto Product. They Are Becoming Payment Rails.
DeFi

Stablecoins Are No Longer a Crypto Product. They Are Becoming Payment Rails.

Helena MarkouApril 18, 2026April 18, 2026

The market is still arguing about token prices while the real shift is happening underneath: stablecoins and tokenized deposits are…

SCRT Jumps 30% as Crypto Traders Reprice the Privacy Trade
Privacy

SCRT Jumps 30% as Crypto Traders Reprice the Privacy Trade

Helena MarkouApril 17, 2026April 17, 2026

Secret Network’s rally is not just a small-cap bounce. It reflects a market that may be warming again to privacy…

Polymarket’s Fee Machine Hits $500M Annualized Revenue
DeFi

Polymarket’s Fee Machine Hits $500M Annualized Revenue

Helena MarkouApril 16, 2026April 16, 2026

A new fee regime, surging daily revenue, and deeper Wall Street integration are turning Polymarket from a crypto curiosity into…

Securitize Expands to TRON — The RWA Land Grab Goes Multichain
RWA

Securitize Expands to TRON — The RWA Land Grab Goes Multichain

Helena MarkouApril 16, 2026April 16, 2026

The tokenization race has moved past philosophical debates and into a hard-nosed contest. Securitize’s expansion to TRON is the kind…

Tokenized US Treasuries Hit $14 Billion as BlackRock and Circle Lead the Charge
RWA

Tokenized US Treasuries Hit $14 Billion as BlackRock and Circle Lead the Charge

Helena MarkouApril 16, 2026

The hottest corner of on-chain finance is no longer a crypto-native experiment but a regulated conveyor belt for government debt.…

Goldman Sachs Files for Its First Bitcoin ETF
TradFi

Goldman Sachs Files for Its First Bitcoin ETF

Helena MarkouApril 15, 2026April 15, 2026

The firm’s proposed Bitcoin Premium Income ETF packages crypto exposure in the familiar language of yield. Goldman Sachs’ filing for…

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