Trad.Fi and W3 Plan to Tokenize $650M Equipment Finance Pipeline Over Four Years

Canyon Partners Hires Jay Kim to Lead $5 Billion Asset-Backed Financing Venture

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The loan underscores a growing divergence between public equity markets (hammered by AI hype fatigue) and private credit markets, where capital is still flowing for established, cash-flow-positive firms. For crypto, this disconnect may reduce the probability of a systemic credit crunch that could spill over into digital assets, but it does not directly ignite demand. It also highlights that institutional allocators remain active in deploying capital, which could eventually benefit crypto if the broader risk-on rotation resumes.

Arcmont and Ares lead a €1.1 billion ($1.3 billion) loan to French business software firm Cegid.

Arcmont, Ares Hand Cegid €1.1B Private Credit as Crypto Lending Stays Depressed

The $1.3B Cegid loan signals that institutional dry powder is flowing into traditional private credit instead of crypto lending protocols, explaining why on-chain credit markets remain depressed despite extreme fear.

Blackstone Private Credit Fund Sees Nearly 10% of NAV in Buyback Requests for Q2

Private Credit Funds Face Rising Redemption Requests, Risking Discounted Asset Sales

US Asset Managers Retreat as Investors Await Private Credit Fund Updates

Partners Group Shares Plunge 17% After Capping Redemptions

Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund Caps Redemptions at 5% as 17% of Investors Seek to Exit

Securitize Launches First Onchain Private Credit Fund on TRON

Securitize Launches Tokenized Hamilton Lane Fund on TRON, Its First Asset on the Network

Securitize Tokenizes Hamilton Lane Credit Fund on TRON, Announces SPAC Merger

Jan van Eck Says Bitcoin Adoption Stagnation Weighs on Prices as Gold Stages a Comeback

KKR Moves into Private Credit Trading, Stirring Liquidity and Volatility Debate

Tokenized Real-World Asset Market Hits $51 Billion as Private Credit Surges

RWA Tokenization Market Hits $51 Billion, Led by Private Credit and Figure

ECB Warns Private Credit Markets Pose Systemic Risk, Calls for Tighter Oversight

ECB Warns Private Credit Markets Pose Systemic Risk, Calls for Stricter Oversight

This move reflects a growing institutional preference for tangible, long-duration assets (infrastructure) over higher-yielding but potentially overvalued private credit. For crypto, it reinforces a risk-off narrative among traditional allocators, who may also pare back on crypto exposure if they perceive similar froth. The shift also highlights that pension funds are not rotating into crypto as a yield alternative—they are choosing infrastructure instead.

AMP Ltd. is scaling back its exposure to private credit, citing a frothy market, and shifting funds toward infrastructure assets.

AMP Ltd. Cuts Private Credit Exposure, Shifts to Infrastructure Amid Frothy Market

AMP's infrastructure pivot signals institutional appetite for tokenized real-world assets, not just Bitcoin.

UK FCA Pushes Quarterly Reporting for Private Credit in Bid to Lure Institutional Money

Nearly $30B in RWA Tokenized, but DeFi Only Sees a Fraction

Deploi Secures Nasdaq CSD ISINs for Private Credit Infrastructure on Polygon

Goldman Sachs Explores Risk Transfer Deal for Private Market Loans

Blackstone Executives Step In to Shore Up Flagship Fund as Redemptions Mount

Fed Report Flags AI as Emerging Risk to Financial Stability

Coinbase Launches Stablecoin Credit Product for Institutions

Tokenized Real World Assets Hit $29B, Institutional Surge

Flow Capital to Tokenize $150M Private Credit Fund via DigiFT, Targeting $30M New Capital