IMF: Tokenized Finance Will Reconstruct the Global Market Architecture, Displacing Financial Intermediaries

BlockBeats News, April 3rd: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated in its latest report that Tokenized Finance is not a simple upgrade of traditional finance, but a structural transformation. It replaces intermediaries with smart contracts and a shared ledger, reshaping the architecture of the global market. Currently, the scale of Tokenized Real-World Assets (RWAs) has reached $27.5 billion, with over $12 billion in Tokenized U.S. Treasury Bonds.

The IMF pointed out that although tokenization can achieve near-instant settlement and 24/7 trading, its speed, automation, and programmability may amplify systemic risks, rapidly propagating liquidity crises under market pressure and lacking the buffering effect of traditional settlement delays.