Swift's $1.5 quadrillion network faces a blockchain test
Coindesk · Published Aug 29, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT

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Crypto executives say new blockchain payment infrastructure could make Swift obsolete. Bankers say its 11,500-institution network gives it the power to absorb the technology instead.
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Crypto executives say new blockchain payment infrastructure could make Swift obsolete. Bankers say its 11,500-institution network gives it the power to absorb the technology instead.
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Published by Coindesk. Category: Institutional. Published Aug 29, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT.
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