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Meanwhile co-founder and CEO Zachary Townsend on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)
Sam Altman-Backed Meanwhile Group Starts Bitcoin Private Credit Fund for Institutional Investors
The fund, offered by the startup's investment management arm, Meanwhile Advisors, aims to attract institutional investors with a 5% yield.
Meanwhile co-founder and CEO Zachary Townsend on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)

Circle rolls out open-source protocol (Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)
Circle Rolls Out Open-Source Protocol to Help Build Tokenized Credit Markets
Perimeter Protocol is the first development of Circle Research, the company's new open-source development division.
Circle rolls out open-source protocol (Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

Ledn's Mauricio Di Bartolomeo argues that the crypto lending industry can rebuild trust following a disastrous 2022. (Mathieu Stern/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Crypto Lenders Caused Crypto Contagion Last Year. How Is the Industry Rebuilding?
The "Wild West" era of crypto lending ended in a series of bankruptcies. Now the industry is attempting to rebuild in a sustainable and accountable manner.
Ledn's Mauricio Di Bartolomeo argues that the crypto lending industry can rebuild trust following a disastrous 2022. (Mathieu Stern/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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DeFi and Credit Risk
This potentially disruptive sector must set aside some of its lofty ideals, for now, and focus on financial solutions with demonstrable global demand and adoption.
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Tokenization News Roundup: Resource Extraction, Social Media Monetization and Real World Connections
A weekly digest of articles, reports and analyses about tokenized RWAs, the fast-growing financial instruments that merge traditional finance to the blockchain.
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Cross-chain bridge attacks equal $2B in 2022 (Charlie Green/Unsplash)
Crypto Lender Exactly Hit by $12M Bridge Exploit
The protocol becomes the latest in a long line of firms to be struck by a hack involving a cross-chain bridge.
Cross-chain bridge attacks equal $2B in 2022 (Charlie Green/Unsplash)

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Crypto Lender Credix Brings Additional Private Credit Pool on Solana With 11% Yield
Decentralized finance platform Credix opens a trade receivables lending pool with the Solana Foundation among the investors.
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Sid Powell, CEO of Maple Finance (Maple Finance)
Maple Finance Expands to Direct Lending Targeting Web3 Firms
The firm aspires to fill the gap in crypto lending left by the implosion of centralized lenders such as BlockFi and Genesis.
Sid Powell, CEO of Maple Finance (Maple Finance)

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Lending Platform Atlendis Deploys Upgrade on Polygon, Opens $2M Lending Pool for Banxa
Atlendis Labs is a blockchain-based credit marketplace that offers revolving credit lines for small and medium-sized businesses and fintech firms.
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S&P Global, Coinbase Back $6M Fundraise for Crypto Firm Credora
The startup provides technological infrastructure for institutional credit across centralized and decentralized finance.
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