Hedge funds are increasingly adopting new digital currencies, primarily stablecoins, due to enhanced capital efficiency, regulatory clarity, and new yield-generating strategies. 1| Capital Efficiency Unlike traditional prime brokerage where collateral is largely immobilized, stablecoins acting as collateral can simultaneously secure derivative positions (perpetuals, options, futures) and generate yield from underlying assets like T-bills. This "working…
The GENIUS Act mandates stablecoin issuers to hold 100% reserves in cash or T-bills with maturity ≤ 93 days. This creates a mechanical demand for T-bills, making them the collateral commodity for the new system.
By mid-2025, Tether and Circle held $160 billion in T-bills, exceeding most sovereign nations' holdings, which mechanically compresses short-term…
1. CONTEXTE MACRO-STRATÉGIQUE : UN BASCULEMENT STRUCTUREL, PAS UNE MODE
Le private credit n’est plus un "segment alternatif". C’est un phénomène de remplacement systémique du financement bancaire traditionnel, catalysé par trois forces irréversibles :
Force structurelleMécanismeImpact quantifiéRégulation bancaire (Bâle III, Dodd-Frank)Augmentation des exigences en capital (CET1 +8–16 %), réduction de l’appétit pour le risque de crédit non-investment…
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