Big Business and Governments Tap Ethereum for Financial Innovation
Ethereum provides the base layer for international finance through digital treasuries, while sovereign nations use the blockchain for multiple purposes. The pattern of blockchain use is shifting from experiments in retail to broader adoption by large firms, and Ethereum is becoming the basis for developing a new generation of compliance-friendly financial systems that can be
Bradley Nelson3 min read
Ethereum provides the base layer for international finance through digital treasuries, while sovereign nations use the blockchain for multiple purposes.
The pattern of blockchain use is shifting from experiments in retail to broader adoption by large firms, and Ethereum is becoming the basis for developing a new generation of compliance-friendly financial systems that can be programmed.
This trend is well reflected by the explosive activity in the real-world asset (RWA) space. Messari data shows that tokens for RWAs total $9.8 billion in this network, which is more than four times the amount found on any other platform.
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