Swift successfully conducted experiments to transfer tokenized assets between various public and business blockchains, addressing interoperability challenges.
Facts
- Swift facilitated tokenized asset transfers between blockchains, simplifying connectivity.
- Collaborated with major financial institutions like BNY Mellon, Citi, and Euroclear.
- Three types of transfers: within the same DLT network, public-private blockchain, and different public blockchains.
- Used Ethereum Sepolia network with Chainlink as an enterprise layer and Chainlink’s CCIP for interoperability.
- Explored technical and design requirements for inter-blockchain relations, including data privacy, legal considerations, and operational risks.
- Swift aims to remove friction hindering tokenized asset market growth and foster global scalability.
- Tom Zschach, Swift’s CIO, stresses the need for seamless connectivity with the financial ecosystem.
- Swift continues efforts to connect digital assets to payment systems, following successful CBDC experiments last year.