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1/ Tracking the Usual USD0++ Chain of Events and Our Approach Timeline 4:56PM ET: Usual notified us and other curators that unconditional 1:1 redemption of USD0++ on the primary market is now over, via Telegram.

Rome Blockchain Labs' CEO @alex_szul and @cicadacredit co-founder @ChristineCai shared their thoughts on Blockchain's potential to revolutionize Structured Products in this opinion piece for @CoinDesk. Don't miss it: coindesk.com/opinion/2024/0…

@kudry Technology is eating someone’s lunch. Cannot stop here now, you will have all their breakfast lunches and dinner

I posted on linkedin that working with advisors can traditionally take weeks, whereas onchain it takes 5 minutes, and someone flagged the post as offensive 💀

@nic_carter @alex_szul I am getting the whoop

My big whitepill is that you can just decide to do stuff. In march I decided to see I could do a professional style boxing training camp despite - and partly because of - some pretty nasty health issues that materialized in December. I’d never thrown a punch before in my life. Never been in a fight. I wasn’t an athlete at all. I did the camp. Cut 20 pounds. Last week got in the pit with 4 oz gloves and no headgear, no shin guards for an MMA style fight, fully aware of the fact that if I got starched I would be haunted by a permanent highlight following me around online forever. And it won’t be the last time either. Last year I threw my investigative journalist hat back on and talked to dozens of sources for my OCP 2.0 reporting. Spent weeks on the story. Total amateur - not a real journalist. Just had an idea for a story and chased it down. Yesterday Trump cited my work in his speech. The big whitepill is realizing you have total agency if you want it. Completely ordinary people can do exceptional things if they possess 3 things: desire, discipline, and sacrifice. I do believe that you slow the passage of time if you expose yourself to new challenges and constantly put yourself in a beginners mindset, no matter how accomplished you may be in another field. The thing I fear the most is complacency and resting on my laurels. I’m always running from that. I don’t know what’s next but I know I will continue with this mindset for as long as I can. “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 NIV

A Robust balance sheet, disciplined risk managements and operating history trump reputation-based lending any day

@matthew_sigel Hm, maybe there is something brewing and just like anything Chinese policies related, it is about consistency and execution.

Chinese state-owned broker CITICS is pushing #Bitcoin in a note to onshore institutional clients 👀 "At the end of the USD rate cycle, the debt crisis in marginal countries is often a landmark event. Events such as this have not yet occurred. Gold & #Bitcoin may benefit."

@matthew_sigel I spent 5 yrs managing their corp portfolio in the US. If this is really endorsed internally it will be a big deal, or the research team from ICBC International has just gone "rogue".

Chinese SOE banks keep writing love letters to #bitcoin and #ethereum. Here ICBC is going with "digital oil."

Why these $2.5bn crypto lenders are taking another shot at uncollateralised loans dlnews.com/articles/defi/…

The @cicadacredit team has been working on this for months, we're thrilled to see it finally coming to fruition.

See you at DEFICON today

1/ The US Senate just voted 60-38 to overturn SAB 121 This is a BIG deal! It is the 1st crypto bill to get to the President It also sends a message to @SECGov that they are screwing up What is SAB 121? Why is this vote a big deal? How did the banks help crypto win here?! 👇

Our mission at Atlendis has always been to make it easy for everyone to access the finest curated off-chain Asset-Backed deals directly on-chain🫡 To advance this mission, Atlendis will be expanding to @modenetwork🟡 on the 29th of April A thread about what it means and what is to come 🧵:

Come join us to talk about credit risk management on chain!

👂 Hear it Here First 👂 Institutions are in the driver's seat now. 💺 How they view risk is crucial. 👀 Join us with @cicadacredit Thursday, March 7, @ 9:30 am EST to learn how they're laying the groundwork for on-chain risk analysis. 🔍 twitter.com/i/spaces/1YqGo…

Kinto 🤝 Atlendis We are excited to announce our partnership with @AtlendisLabs! Atlendis is redefining private credit in the digital age.

🚀 2023 at Atlendis Labs: A Year of Breakthroughs! 🌟 Launching Atlendis v2, strategic partnerships, securing BPI funding & introducing PSAN-registered Atlendis Flow. Excited for 2024's growth & innovation on private credit markets! atlendis.io/blog/2023-revi…

@BillBrewsterTBB There are alternatives outside the traditional private credit fund: underwriting material available for investors, you can choose your own risk adjusted rate(open order book), 6 month tenor, transparency on covenant monitoring. A fraction of 2/20 fee, @AtlendisLabs @cicadacredit

Why does it seem like every financial advisor trying to sell private credit right now? How much is the commission here?

@HighyieldHarry Well, depends on which vintage…

When you tell her you’re in Private Credit

@0xdoug … and reducing their operating costs and no need to share their margins with multiple intermediaries… and composability will facilitate secondary and leverage… and accessing investors globally … all TradFi asset managements know that, just need leadership.

Blackrock is an asset manager. They make money when people hold assets. Frictions to moving assets is a cost to them and a barrier to customer distribution It makes perfect sense they'd want a globally interoperable programmable settlement layer. Commoditize your complements.