Citigroup launches live institutional tokenization platform enabling 24/7 collateral management with on-chain atomic settlement and tokenized money market funds as collateral.
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Citigroup has moved institutional tokenization to live production, implementing 24/7 programmable infrastructure that enables continuous collateral optimization and liquidity management. The platform integrates tokenized assets with regulated on-chain settlement mechanisms, achieving instantaneous atomic delivery versus payment and reducing the multi-day settlement gap that has traditionally carried counterparty risk. Tokenized money market funds now qualify as eligible collateral under the expanded framework.
Asset managers and asset owners will operate within a hybrid model over the coming years, treating traditional and digital collateral as a unified inventory managed across multiple counterparties, custodians, and settlement venues. This transition reflects a structural shift in how collateral functions—from a passive administrative component to an active, continuously optimized instrument driving portfolio efficiency and liquidity deployment across global banking and custody infrastructure.