Circle Payments Network White Paper Circle’s Payments Network White Paper outlines a new global settlement protocol connecting banks and fintechs through USDC and EURC. The network merges blockchain programmability with regulated compliance, reshaping cross-border and institutional payments. Luc
The State of Stablecoins 2025: Supply, Adoption & Market Trends Dune and Artemis’ State of Stablecoins 2025 reveals a USD 225 billion market growing 63% YoY, with over USD 35 trillion in annual transfers. Fiat-backed models dominate, while Solana and Base emerge as the new stablecoin powerchains. Luc
Private Credit: Risks and Benefits of a Maturity Wall Model shows how finite-life funds’ ‘maturity wall’ disciplines borrowers and expands credit, shifting risk from banks while raising liquidation risk. Net effect: higher expected output but sharper tail losses, with implications for co-financing, bank portfolios, and policy trade-offs. Luc • Private Credit
Private Credit: From Corned Beef to Tenderloin — Rethinking the Industry Beyond the Headlines Private credit has become an easy target for sweeping generalisations. Just days after Jared Kushner brokered the USD 55 billion take‑private of Electronic Arts (Reuters), headlines were quick to draw sweeping parallels. The Financial Times framed the First Brands collapse as an 'Enron moment,' while The Economist Luc • Private Credit
Understanding the Potential of Alternative Investments The Alts Institute’s 2025 report explores how real estate, infrastructure, private equity, and private credit are transforming portfolios, with individual investor allocations to alternatives expected to triple by 2025. Luc
Private Credit: Further Confirmation of Its Staying Power BlackRock’s Private Credit: Staying Power (2025) highlights how banks and asset managers are converging in a USD 2.5 trillion market projected to reach USD 4.5 trillion by 2030, with direct-lending yields near 11.5% and enduring investor demand. Luc