The discussion covers the role of stablecoins in the U.S. debt landscape, why they differ from the eurodollar market, and how their adoption could inhibit bank credit growth. Finally, they consider how these developments point toward a Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) framework.

Robeco's Arnout van Rijn discusses the ongoing search for safe havens while markets continue hitting fresh new all-time highs. Also in this episode: the Korean paradox, the rise of stablecoins, and why share buybacks are replacing dividends.

In the most recent edition of State Street’s award-winning Digital Digest publication, experts looked at the interrelated nature of financial services and how new developments are a product of multiple inputs. As with previous changes to the way capital markets infrastructure operates, the evolution of digital assets and…

Join State Street experts for their webinar Old Challenges and New Frontiers: Private Market Trends in the 2020s. The discussion is based on a survey of 480 investment institutions fielded in Q4 2022, with respondents split evenly between traditional asset managers, private markets-specific asset managers, asset owners…

In this expert-led session, learn how to establish and scale a new fund in Luxembourg, Europe’s leading hub for fund distribution and cross-border structuring.

Digital assets reached an inflection point in 2025. The road ahead in 2026 points to a deeper, more stable market underpinned by institutional discipline and further innovation on the products available to investors.

Digital assets reached an inflection point in 2025. The road ahead in 2026 points to a deeper, more stable market underpinned by institutional discipline and further innovation on the products available to investors.

Digital assets have reached institutional scale, but many professional investors still lack clear implementation guidance. Risk assessment, regulatory positioning, and practical allocation strategies remain key concerns.

On September 17, 2025, the SEC approved generic listing standards for spot commodity- and digital asset-based exchange-traded products (ETPs) proposed by Cboe BZX, Nasdaq, and NYSE Arca.

This episode of All the Credit kicks off our new sub-series, Credit Markets in Transition, with an in-depth look at the rapidly growing ABF sector.

Explore the renewed interest in gold amidst global economic uncertainties with Max Belmont from First Eagle Investments. Tune in for insights on gold's role as a potential hedge against inflation, the dynamics of gold mining investments, and comparisons with digital assets like Bitcoin.

In a previous post on the possible challenges of using public blockchains as coins and tokens, the author pointed to the lack of fungibility of these assets due to “path dependency”. In this post, these thoughts are expanded.

In this episode, Moritz Seibert speaks with Anatoly Crachilov and Michael Hall from Nickel Digital, a prominent London-based crypto hedge fund.

Recorded at the CEPR Paris Symposium. Can cryptocurrencies be useful? Not just for crypto bro speculators, but as a shield against the depreciation of the official currency if a government is determined to pursue inflationary policies – a proposition first argued by Friedrich Hayek in his 1976 book “The Denationalisation of…

Ed Yardeni, President of Yardeni Research, joins Alan Dunne in this episode to review his Roaring 2020s thesis for the U.S. economy. Ed makes a compelling case for sustained economic growth, driven by rising productivity gains fuelled by technological advancements.

In this podcast, we discuss the evolution of CBDCs, the rising demand for safe currencies and the overlooked risks.

The fast-growing decentralized finance (DeFi) system aims to build a new financial architecture that can eliminate the need for traditional intermediaries and reduce rents in the financial sector — but it also generates formidable challenges for market participants and regulators.

The Canada Pension Plan has prospered by investing in alternative markets such as private equity and debt, becoming a model for institutional investors around the world. Today, global pools of private capital stand at over $12 trillion, doubling in just six years.

Things are heating up, in different senses of the phrase. Just like a century ago, we are emerging from an international crisis with the potential of an economic boom. But unlike the Roaring Twenties, the growing optimism is being tempered by the threat of an even greater crisis: climate change. Now in its 11th edition,…

Where did Bitcoin come from, how does it work and what impact has it had on our financial system? Is Bitcoin a means of liberating us from the clutches of evil central bankers, or is Bitcoin a Trojan horse those same bankers are using to foist a cashless society upon us?