Avalon Ingram: Banks Are Done Experimenting With Tokenization
Avalon Ingram says institutional adoption of tokenization is no longer a question, and Swift's live ledger is the proof.
Swift's blockchain-based shared ledger went live nine months after its announcement, with 17 banks transacting real tokenized commercial bank money. Avalon explains why Swift sees this as a necessary upgrade to the plumbing of global finance, how decoupling payment execution from settlement unlocks liquidity for banks and corporate treasurers, and why stablecoins and tokenized deposits will coexist in a hybrid world. She also covers why Asia has been ahead, what onchain…
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