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SWIFT, the international interbank information and payment system, announced the launch of digital asset trials in 2025. Banks from North America, Europe, and Asia are preparing to participate in these trials, which will include experiments with transactions involving various digital currencies and assets.

➡️ What does this mean?

The goal of the trials is to find ways to provide financial institutions with unified access to different classes of digital assets and currencies.

➡️ Why is this necessary?

SWIFT pointed out that the digital asset space currently suffers from fragmentation: numerous unconnected platforms and technologies create significant obstacles to global adoption. SWIFT's plan is to unify these disparate networks and integrate them with existing fiat currencies to enable seamless transactions using digital assets.

However, it is still unclear which digital assets will be included in these trials.