Spiko Amundi Overnight Swap Fund (EUR) (EURSAFO) vs USDC (USDC)

SAFO (Spiko Amundi Overnight Swap Fund) is a tokenized UCITS fund launched by Spiko and Amundi, Europe's largest asset manager. The EUR share class (eurSAFO) allows investors to subscribe from as little as 1 EUR. SAFO generates stable yields above the €STR benchmark through fully collateralized total return swaps with top-tier banks (starting with BNP Paribas), while maintaining overnight liquidity. The shareholder register is hosted on Ethereum, Polygon PoS, Arbitrum One, Starknet, Base, Etherlink, and Stellar. CACEIS (Crédit Agricole group) acts as depositary bank, PwC as auditor, and Chainlink provides on-chain NAV oracle feeds. The fund is supervised by the French AMF.

USDC is a stablecoin, meaning it is a stable cryptocurrency aimed at replicating the value of the US dollar (USD). Launched in 2018 by the company Circle, USDC is one of the most widely used centralized stablecoins by investors. Each USDC is backed by one US dollar held in cash or equivalent assets. Circle's reserves are audited and made public on a monthly basis. In 2024, Circle became the first stablecoin issuer to comply with the MiCA regulation in Europe.