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Stablecoins & CBDC: The Battle for Settlement Rails Stablecoins, facts. Total market capitalization

$314.68B as of 21/06/2026 (382 issuers, DefiLlama), ~$323B at all-time high in May 2026, with remarkable resilience during a crypto…

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RWA & Tokenization: measuring quality, not size Thesis

The RWA market has entered an industrialization phase; the discriminating factor for allocation is no longer TVL but the structural…

2 days ago

Crypto Market Shows Mixed Signals as Bitcoin Holds Below $80K Ahead of CPI and FOMC

As of September 11, 2026, the crypto market presents a mixed macro regime. Bitcoin trades near $77,200–77,400, showing a -4.7%…

2 days ago

MiCA × ISO 20022: The Dual Plumbing Reshaping European Finance

Thesis. Two "invisible" projects converge in 2026: the completion of the licensed perimeter under MiCA (crypto) and the ISO 20022…

4 days ago

Commodities & ESG taxonomy: real returns in a world of real assets

Thesis. Raw materials are regaining a core portfolio role (hedging a multipolar world and AI electrification), while European ESG shifts…

4 days ago

Gold  against stocks

Gold was indeed a high-Sharpe asset during certain windows from 2025 to early 2026, and long-term bonds did under perform.…

6 days ago

The Perfect Storm: Oil’s Spike, Japan’s Debt Shock, and Nvidia’s Quiet Bond Exit

Oil prices surged sharply after the US announced new strikes on southern Iran. Brent crude exceeded $92 per barrel, while…

7 days ago

From Gold to BUIDL: How Rents Are Becoming the Center of Gravity of Global Finance

Lead: The tokenization of real-world assets has quadrupled since the start of 2025, reaching approximately $33.5 billion. But the figure…

2 weeks ago

From Bonds to Bitcoin: “Debasement Trade” Powers Crypto Surge Amid $40T U.S. Debt

Bitcoin rallied 6% in the week of August 19, triggered by a yields at their highest since 2007, seen as…

2 weeks ago

How Circular Financing in AI Creates Hidden Risks Beneath a Boom

Circular financing in the AI sector refers to a tightly interlinked system of equity investments, compute commitments, guarantees, and off-balance-sheet…

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