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Meanwhile co-founder and CEO Zachary Townsend on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)

The fund, offered by the startup's investment management arm, Meanwhile Advisors, aims to attract institutional investors with a 5% yield.

By Krisztian Sandor

Dec 7, 2023 at 7:26 p.m. UTC

Dec 7, 2023

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Finance

Circle

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.

By Krisztian Sandor

Sep 29, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Sep 29, 2023

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Ledn's Mauricio Di Bartolomeo argues that the crypto lending industry can rebuild trust following a disastrous 2022. (Mathieu Stern/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

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.

By Mauricio Di Bartolomeo

Sep 6, 2023 at 5:33 p.m. UTC

Sep 6, 2023

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CoinDesk Indices

Opinion

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.

By Ilan Solot Mark Arasaratnam

Sep 6, 2023 at 3:45 p.m. UTC

Sep 6, 2023

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Consensus Magazine

Features

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.

By Daniel Kuhn

Aug 24, 2023 at 8:45 p.m. UTC

Aug 24, 2023

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