Elena Voss
Protocol reporter who turns whitepapers into plain English. Covers Ethereum, Solana, and the rollup wars with a teacher's instinct. Believes if you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it.
Articles by Elena Voss
Coinbase Ireland Ran €5M Short on Client Cash. The €3.25M Fine Is the Cheap Part
Ireland's central bank found Coinbase's local entity held about €5 million less in client cash safeguards than it should have before a 2024 fix. No consumer harm was found, and the €3.25 million penalty still needs High Court sign-off. The real story is what this says about how exchanges handle your money when nobody's watching.
SoFi Wraps a 4.40% FDIC-Insured Deposit in a Token, Then Wires It to Stablecoins
SoFi Bank launched SoFi Earn, a tokenized deposit paying 4.40% APY with federal insurance attached, and it converts to stablecoins around the clock. It's the least flashy product in crypto right now, and that's exactly why it should worry stablecoin issuers. Here's the plumbing, and why the rate won't hold.
