BNY and Citadel Securities Test Tokenized U.S. Treasuries to Speed Up Financing

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1BNY and Citadel Securities tested tokenized U.S. Treasuries to accelerate financing processes on Wall Street.

BNY and Citadel Securities tested tokenized U.S. Treasuries to accelerate financing processes on Wall Street. Reuters reported that the initiative aims to leverage blockchain technology to improve efficiency and liquidity in the collateral and financing markets.

The test was designed to demonstrate how tokenized government bonds could move from settlement into financing more quickly, potentially allowing firms to reuse collateral sooner. BNY indicated plans to introduce further digital cash and tokenized deposit capabilities to support blockchain-based settlement and financing systems.