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“5.7 trillion dollars of demand deposits in the US dollar banking system right now.”
@caitlinlong , Founder & CEO of Custodia Bank , put that number on the table at ETHDenver 2026 — and suggested much of it could be tokenized within five years.
Her framing was blunt: tokenized deposits and stablecoins are “the same smart contract.” The distinction is the obligor and custody structure, not the code. Blockchain-based “atomic settlement” contrasts with batch ACH rails.
She also noted Custodia was “debanked five times… in 18 months,” underscoring structural banking friction.
The structural takeaway:
✅ Payment rails may converge on public blockchains
✅ Deposit liabilities could migrate onchain
✅ Settlement speed becomes a competitive factor
✅ Banking access risk shapes crypto-native infrastructure
If tokenized deposits scale, Ethereum isn’t just hosting assets — it’s hosting bank liabilities.
Follow me - @thejohnnycrypto for grounded insights on how digital assets are reshaping finance and how to ledger them. #thejohnnycrypto #bitcoin #Stablecoins #tokenization #nostr #grownostr #asknostr #btc
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2026-03-05 12:44:59 UTCEvent JSON
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