#454: Wyatt Lonergan, General Partner at VanEck Ventures, on Tokenized Equities, Stablecoins, and Crypto VC in 2025

Wyatt Lonergan is a General Partner at VanEck Ventures, where he drives the firm’s strategic investments in emerging technologies and innovative ventures. He joined VanEck in 2024, bringing a wealth of experience in corporate investment and venture capital. Before joining VanEck, Wyatt led the corporate investment team at Circle Ventures, where he played a pivotal role in identifying and nurturing high-growth opportunities in the digital asset and blockchain space. Wyatt holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Business & Management from Dickinson College.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Tokenized equities
- Stablecoins
- Robinhood tokenizing stocks 
- Working at Circle
- Fintechs are “verticalizing backwards” 
- Crypto VC in 2025 
- Crypto products moving from early pilots to investable products with real compliance rails  
- Stablecoins embedded in wallets and payment apps are best positioned for scale 
- Stablecoin distribution is now both the business model and the regulatory moat
- VanEck Ventures

VanEck Ventures
Website: www.vaneck.com
X: @vaneck_us
LinkedIn: VanEck

Wyatt Lonergan
X: @Wyatt_Lonergan
LinkedIn: Wyatt Lonergan

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