Crypto
I am a self-confessed crypto idealist. Notwithstanding all the FUD and/or alleged fraud in the sector, I continue to believe in crypto as a force for good. The foundation for such belief may be hard to fathom given all that is going on, but it is rooted in the
Defi
Over the last year, you will most likely have seen the words "Bank Run" thrown around when Terra Luna and FTX collapsed and now it is coming closer to home with even TradFi banking institutions (SVB, First Republic, and Credit Suisse) suffering similar fates. But what is a
Crypto
What are the top RWA protocols? There have been many different approaches to Real World Assets (RWA) in the crypto space so far, the most notable efforts are from Centrifuge, MakerDAO, Maple, and Goldfinch. While the RWA narrative is still early we can see it starting to build momentum, if
Defi
Find out how this $150 million investment in Real World Asset Lending is supporting our vision at Florence Finance Our friends over at MakerDAO have put their money where their mouth is, and together with Centrifuge, have made one of the most significant on-chain investments ($150m) into real-world assets to
announcement
Florence Finance is proud to announce that it has funded an additional €500k junior real-world loan to lending partner SwishFund, this brings the total of our junior loans funded to SwishFund to €1.5m. We are making great progress in our mission to bring real-world assets and real yields on-chain.
announcement
Florence Finance & Caple fund the first €1.0M in real-world loans: We are pleased to announce that we have provided two loans in the form of 12-month working capital facilities to two distinct SME players in the Dutch healthcare market with clearly defined business strategies. The first €500k was
Lending
As the Duke of Florence and an ex-banker myself I feel it my duty to write a piece where I delve into non-bank SME lending and explore the scale of the SME funding gap and how at Florence Finance we are striving to address this issue. Buckle up anon. Small
Defi
In a recent article "Number Three" Arthur Hayes eloquently describes the rise and fall of crypto lending and that, to date, credit was utilized to either lever speculative trading or finance assets through asset-backed loans (mostly to miners) within the crypto market. He goes on to say "