Blackstone's executive investment signals confidence but highlights liquidity risks in private credit, potentially impacting broader asset markets.
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Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization is the process of bringing tangible and intangible assets—such as real estate, government bonds, gold, and private credit—onto the blockchain. By converting these assets into digital tokens, the industry aims to increase global liquidity, enable fractional ownership, and provide 24/7 settlement for markets that were previously slow and siloed. The Institutional “On-Chain” Wave By mid-2026, RWA tokenization has moved past the experimental phase and into the mainstream. Large financial institutions like BlackRock and Franklin Templeton have pioneered this shift with tokenized treasury funds (such as BlackRock’s BUIDL fund), which now hold billions of dollars in on-chain reserves. These products allow investors to hold a digital token that represents a share in a traditional fund, earning interest directly in their crypto wallets. Key Asset Classes in
Blackstone's lending platform could reshape the US housing market by filling financing gaps, potentially stabilizing prices and boosting supply.
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By the time CEO Jamie Dimon spotted the first cockroach, the walls were already full of them. Getty Images In October 2025, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon issued a blunt warning after two high-profile private credit defaults — an auto parts manufacturer and a subprime auto lender — rattled the shadow banking world. “When you see one cockroach, there are probably more.” It was an unusually candid comment from the person who runs America’ most powerful bank. What Dimon did not mention was that JPMorgan, along with the five other largest U.S. globally systemically important banks, had spent almost a decade quietly building massive exposure to the very ecosystem he was warning about. The 10-Q filings for the first quarter of 2026 have really peeled back the curtain. For the first time, America’s top six GSIBs — Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fa
The investment highlights a shift towards decentralized energy solutions, addressing growing power demands and grid limitations in the AI era.
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The Federal Reserve’s latest Financial Stability Report shows artificial intelligence emerging as a growing financial-system concern, with 50% of surveyed market participants citing AI as a possible shock. Respondents tied the risk to valuations, leverage, labor conditions, and private credit. AI Moves Into the Fed’s Financial Stability Risk Debate The Federal Reserve released its latest […]
Anthropic has announced a joint venture focused on enterprise AI deployment, with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs as founding partners. Additional backers include Apollo Global Management, General Atlantic, Sequoia Capital, and GIC. The venture is valued at $1.5 billion, anchored by $300 million commitments each from Anthropic, Blackstone, and Hellman & Friedman. The […]
SAN FRANCISCO, May 4, 2026 — Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs today announced the formation of a new AI-native enterprise services firm that will work with companies to […]
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