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$5 TRILLION 💸 A Day… And SWIFT Just Went Blockchain 😳

13 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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This content was created by Bridger Pennington. This content was uploaded by Bridger Pennington. This is a YouTube video (title: "$5 TRILLION 💸 A Day… And SWIFT Just Went Blockchain 😳", created 2026-07-13) consisting of a single-presenter commentary about SWIFT launching a blockchain ledger with an initial set of 17 banks. The speaker describes the project as using an Ethereum Layer-2 architecture from ConsenSys (referred to as "Lania"), frames the move in the context of broader tokenization and institutional adoption, and references the upcoming Clarity Act hearing on July 17 to clarify SEC vs. CFTC jurisdiction. The narrator also notes the recent crypto market declines (e.g., Bitcoin down ~50%) while suggesting institutional builds could be significant.

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Well, this is massive news right here. SWIFT, who handles all of global transactions, and I'm talking 11,000 banks are on SWIFT. This is the, the group. They are starting a blockchain ledger with an initial set of 17 banks. Now here's the setup, some of the banks that are going to start working on this and using this. Now Lania, Ethereum Layer 2, is the main architecture from ConsenSys. But this is massive news as the world goes to more tokenization and crypto. This is also going on as President Trump and others call for the Clarity Act to be voted on. They're going to have a hearing on July 17th, which again gives clarity between the SEC and CFTC. I believe it's only a matter of time until institutions all start using this. They've all announced they're starting to build on it. They're already announcing it, but nothing has really moved yet. And while much of crypto is falling off a cliff, I mean, Bitcoin down around 50% since all-time highs, many of these down 60%, 80%, but this could be huge. Follow along to stay in the loop.