IMF Says Tokenization Could Speed Up Settlement but Raise Systemic Risks

The International Monetary Fund said tokenization could reshape financial markets by shifting assets, settlement processes, and recordkeeping onto shared ledgers. According to NS3.AI, IMF official Tobias Adrian said tokenized markets could reduce settlement times from multiple days to near-instant transactions. Adrian also cautioned that weak standards and fragmented regulation could introduce new systemic risks as tokenized activity expands.