TradFi Titans Go Blockchai Over 345 Deals Sealed by Global Banks
Traditional finance is not just dipping its toes in blockchain it is diving headfirst.
According to a recent Ripple report, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Japan’s SBI Group are leading a major shift, fueling 345 blockchain investments between 2020 and 2024 with over 100 deals handled by G-SIBs alone yes, the too big to fail banks.
What’s catching their eye?
Tokenization
Custody solutions
Blockchain payments
Trading infrastructure
The momentum spans across continents: U.S. and Japan dominate deal volume, but players in Singapore, France, and the UK aren’t far behind.
Mega rounds $100M+ investments are booming too like Brazil’s CloudWalk raising $750M and Germany’s Solaris receiving over $100M with SBI Group backing.
Stablecoins & Tokenization: The Future?
Citi estimates $650B–$700B in stablecoin volume per month in Q1 2025 alone. And as regulation clears up GENIUS Act in the U.S., MiCA in the EU, banks are embracing programmable money without volatility.
Tokenized real world assets could explode past $18 trillion by 2033, growing at 53% CAGR, per BCG & Ripple projections. That’s not just bullish it’s transformational.
90% of finance leaders agree: blockchain will have a massive impact within just 3 years.
TradFi is not running from crypto anymore it’s building with it.