IMF flags tokenisation as a potential source of financial instability

A new International Monetary Fund (IMF) report warns that wider adoption of blockchain-based tokenisation could amplify the severity of financial crises. The IMF argues that atomic, near-instant settlement on blockchain networks may compress the window regulators typically have to intervene during market stress. Instant settlement is often cited as a key benefit of tokenising real-world assets (RWAs). Source: The Block