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9 months

For 2024, we anticipate several key themes to emerge which we have described in our latest medium article here:

Crypto Lending Market Outlook: 2024

As we approach the new year, we wanted to publish our thoughts on how we see the crypto lending market evolving over 2024. While the past…

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@cicadacredit

1 year

We are pleased to formally announce our closed funding round. Thank you to all of the individuals and organizations who believed in our mission of bringing the Credit Industry On-Chain!

Cicada Secures $9.7m in Pre-Seed Capital Commitments

The non-custodial crypto lender will use the proceeds to launch multiple lending products in the coming months

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@cicadacredit

11 months

In partnership with Monetalis Group, we are delighted to announce the launch of the Osprey Total Return Credit Pool on Maple Finance. This milestone marks the introduction of the first actively managed Investment Grade Credit backed loan offering on-chain.

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@cicadacredit

1 year

Check out our team's research piece on how we see Stablecoin adoption trending in the coming years. TLDR: We are bullish.

A Stablecoin Love Letter

ZK rollups, liquid staking derivatives, and app-chains might command the attention of most crypto users recently, however the most…

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@cicadacredit

1 year

Check out the blog piece we wrote in regards to the safety of under-collateralized lending on-chain. TLDR: It is way safer than what the crypto news cycle would have you believe....

Smart Contract Vulnerabilities in On-Chain Lending

With DeFi exploits seeming to occur on a regular basis, it is essential on-chain investors assess the financial risk of deploying capital…

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@cicadacredit

10 months

We are pleased to announce our strategic partnership with the Atlendis Labs team to build short-duration private credit opportunities utilizing blockchain infrastructure!

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@cicadacredit

1 year

Check out the 2nd part of our blog series regarding our thoughts on the DeFi industry and what eventually will lead to its dominance in Global Finance.

Unlocking Transparency and Access in Lending with DeFi — Part 2

In our previous post, we explored how credit origination protocols on public blockchains can enhance the efficiency of direct lending. In…

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@cicadacredit

1 year

Check out the blog piece our team wrote regarding where we see Defi Rates going in the coming year. TLDR: Rates are going up.

Mind the Gap: DeFi Money Markets Closing in on the Fed Funds?

Written by: Christian Lantzsch and Sefton Kincaid, CFA

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@cicadacredit

11 months

Also, see here for our blog post in regards to the launch:

Introducing the Osprey Total Return Credit Pool

The First Actively Managed Investment Grade Credit Portfolio On-Chain

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@cicadacredit

11 months

To learn more about the pool, please visit:

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@cicadacredit

11 months

In part 2 of our series on smart contract exploit data, we updated exploit statistics through Oct ‘23, with an accompanying time series analysis, and a deep dive into comparative attack vectors in overcollateralized lending protocols vs. credit origination protocols.

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@cicadacredit

10 months

Why are we creating asset-backed lines of credit to help scale trade finance? In the first part of a series on trade finance, we outline current problems and frame the opportunity for lenders.

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@cicadacredit

10 months

Today marks a significant milestone for the Cicada team as we’ve launched our first private Asset-Backed Line of Credit in our strategic partnership with @AtlendisLabs .

Atlendis Labs and Cicada Partners Open First Private Asset-Backed Line of Credit to Fluna

Atlendis Labs and Cicada Partners announced the launch of Asset-Backed Lines of Credit (ABLOC) to Fluna, a U.S.-based Trade Finance-focused Fintech. T

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@cicadacredit

11 months

With a slew of recent tokenized and off-chain asset (aka "RWA") launches, we thought it important to revisit an important debate in traditional fixed income management, active vs. passive.

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@cicadacredit

11 months

We have dedicated the past few months working with partners to develop a differentiated stablecoin treasury management product while maintaining a strong focus on capital preservation via built-in loss protection and an institutional grade operating model.

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@cicadacredit

10 months

Our Partner: Atlendis is the capital-efficient credit origination protocol connecting DeFi with real-world use cases. Atlendis Flow is a registered Digital Assets Services Provider (DASP).

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@cicadacredit

10 months

Focus on Short Duration Asset-Backed Lines of Credit (ABL): Our primary emphasis will be on Asset-Backed Lines of Credit (ABL) with self-liquidating collateral. Credit facilities will be structurally enhanced by separation of the corporate entity into an off-balance sheet SPV.

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@cicadacredit

10 months

Read the full press release here:

Cicada Partners and Atlendis Labs Announced Strategic Partnership to Build Private Credit On-Chain

Cicada Partners, a credit risk management company, and Atlendis Labs, a private credit Fintech, jointly announced a strategic and exclusive partnershi

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@cicadacredit

10 months

Our shared vision is to bring greater access and transparency to a traditionally difficult-to-serve and opaque private credit asset class.

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@cicadacredit

10 months

Why This Partnership Matters: The partnership aims to establish a transparent, secure and scalable ecosystem on public blockchain, facilitating lender access to lower-middle-market borrowers in a risk-managed manner.

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@cicadacredit

10 months

In later posts we will provide a review of the industry and how greater efficiency in lending markets can help fill an estimated $2.5T trade finance gap.

Trade Finance: Market Failure or Market Inefficiency?

In parallel with our launch of revolving credit lines, in partnership with Atlendis, we’re opening a blog series about the core borrowing…

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@cicadacredit

10 months

Key Highlights: Innovative Order Book Design: The order book design facilitates bilateral price discovery, and the revolving loan mechanism enables operational scaling and flexible repricing for borrowers over time.

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@cicadacredit

10 months

Real-Time Data Monitoring: Direct data integration to enable timely resolution and proactive risk controls

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@cicadacredit

11 months

See here to read the entire piece:

Why Active Credit Management?

The active versus passive management discussion has been a long-running debate in the investment community for decades. While passive…

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@cicadacredit

9 months

We hope everyone is having a great holiday season. Check out our newsletter that wraps-up what we have been working on this year. Cheers to a prosperous new year in 2024!

As the year concludes, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the journey that defined Cicada...

Cicada Partners and Atlendis Labs Announced Strategic Partnership to Build Private Credit On-Chain On Nov 29th, Cicada and Atlendis Labs, a private credit Fintech, jointly announced a strategic and...

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@cicadacredit

1 year

@tbr90 Take a look at the piece we wrote about this issue. SC risk is widely overstated and can be best compared to Tradfi default rates at the end of the day.

Smart Contract Vulnerabilities in On-Chain Lending

With DeFi exploits seeming to occur on a regular basis, it is essential on-chain investors assess the financial risk of deploying capital…

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@cicadacredit

11 months

TLDR: Only over the very long term can tokenization help reduce some of the structural inefficiencies resulting in the long-term outperformance of active management vs. passive. In the meantime, the notion of “passive” management in credit is deeply flawed.

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@cicadacredit

11 months

With a plethora of once exclusively off-chain asset exposures coming on chain, and with various flavors of counter-party risk on- and off-chain, the following post lays out our brief thoughts, with simple heuristics for stablecoin owners to consider:

Managing Counterparty Risk for On-Chain Treasury Management

As crypto treasury management matures, treasurers and CFOs will need strategies to reduce and diversify risks while extending their…

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@cicadacredit

10 months

Welcome to the Credit Chronicle, by Cicada Partners, where we will share regular updates on product development, industry news, and research.

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@cicadacredit

11 months

If there is interest in learning more, please reach out to the team.

Smart Contract Vulnerabilities in On-Chain Lending, Part 2

Given the positive reception from our prior post on smart contract exploits in decentralized finance (DeFi) and the amount of…

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@cicadacredit

10 months

We are excited to support Fluna, a web2 tradetech business, to access capital markets on-chain and fulfill their working capital needs.

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@cicadacredit

10 months

Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to forge ahead with our roadmap, bringing off-chain assets to on-chain capital markets!

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@cicadacredit

10 months

Leveraging protocol-driven operational efficiency and accessibility, the Atlendis x Cicada offering aims to address unique challenges faced by lower middle market businesses, particularly the difficulty in accessing bank financing to support capital-intensive growth.

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@cicadacredit

10 months

Our Asset-Backed structure is designed to enhance the borrowing profile of our target markets by combining a well-tested securitization framework with real-time risk monitoring.

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@cicadacredit

10 months

As private credit continues to replace traditional bank lending, we believe our focus on short duration ABLs with self-liquidating collateral is a differentiated and defensive strategy in any market climate.

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@cicadacredit

10 months

This offering allows lenders exposure to a traditionally difficult-to-access asset class and lend at an interest rate aligned with their own risk/return appetite utilizing Atlendis' unique open order book pricing model.

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@cicadacredit

10 months

As we continue down the path of bringing greater accessibility, accountability, and transparency in lending on chain, your engagement, feedback, and collaboration are highly valued. Thank you!

Hi - Welcome to the Credit Chronicle, by Cicada Partners, where we will share regular updates on...

Official Pool Launch Webinar hosted by Maple Finance We are delighted to announce the official launch of Osprey! A novel secured lending pool for crypto-native allocators, Osprey enables direct...

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