TradFi-Style Yield Strategies Are Now On-Chain

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  May 16, 2026 at 17:00  |  8:32  |  CoinDesk
Speakers
Anand Gomes — Co-Founder, Paradigm

Summary

Anand Gomes of Paradigm discusses the new Bitcoin Yield VTF, a vault that sells Bitcoin options on-chain to generate yield. He also shares opinions on spot ETFs, prediction markets, and NFTs, calling NFTs overhyped and prediction markets underrated.

  • Institutional crypto options usage has grown to 55%.
  • Paradigm launched the first Bitcoin Yield VTF, an on-chain vault selling Bitcoin options for yield.
  • VTFs are described as permissionless, programmable portfolios.
  • Anand calls spot ETFs underrated and prediction markets underrated.
  • He views current NFT implementations as overhyped.
  • The interview took place at Consensus Miami 2026.
Trade Ideas
Anand Gomes Co-Founder, Paradigm 3:12
First Bitcoin Yield VTF launched.
Paradigm has launched the first Bitcoin Yield VTF, a vault that deposits Bitcoin and sells Bitcoin options to generate yield. This is novel because previous attempts lacked scale due to blockchain limitations, but now with L2 high-throughput derivatives trading, it is feasible. It brings TradFi-style yield strategies on-chain.
Bitcoin Yield VTF HIGH
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This CoinDesk video, published May 16, 2026, features Anand Gomes discussing Bitcoin Yield VTF. 1 trade idea extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: Anand Gomes  · Tickers: Bitcoin Yield VTF