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Issue Number 007 - July 9, 2025 - The Great Convergence - Traditional Finance Meets Digital Revolution

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July 09, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes

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✍️ Op-Ed: The Ticking Time Bomb Narrative - Fear or Fundamental Reality?

CNBC's stark warning that the private credit boom could be a "ticking time bomb" for the next financial crisis, particularly regarding PIK (payment-in-kind) loan risks, captures growing institutional anxiety about market saturation and credit quality deterioration. This alarmist perspective coincides with Bloomberg's assertion that "private equity isn't all it's cracked up to be," suggesting a fundamental reevaluation of alternative assets' risk-return propositions.

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