Why Apollo Created Their Onchain Credit Fund | Christine Moy, Carlos Domingo & Tarun Chitra

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Gm! This week we're joined by Christine Moy, Carlos Domingo & Tarun Chitra to discuss the launch of crypto largest onchain credit fund. We deep dive into what is private credit, the future of tokenization, onchain vs tradfi risk management, finding product market fit & more. Enjoy!

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(02:02) What Is Private Credit?

(06:32) The ACRED Levered RWA Strategy

(09:29) How To Bring TradFi Onchain?

(20:51) Ads (ZKSync, Zenrock)

(22:30) How Does the Levered RWA Strategy Function?

(32:14) A New Era For Tokenization

(36:32) Ads (ZKSync, Zenrock)

(38:11) Onchain vs TradFi Risk Management

(42:47) How To Avoid Leverage Unwinds

(49:36) Ads (Falcon x,Arweave, Token.com)

(51:50) Finding Product Market Fit

(01:04:57) The Future Of Tokenization

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