Five US Banks Launch First Tokenized Deposits Network on ZKsync
Five US Banks Launch First Tokenized Deposits Network on ZKsync
🏦 Banks Go Onchain
Cari Network, built on ZKsync's Prividium technology, has launched America's first tokenized deposits network with five U.S. regional banks representing $600 billion in deposits.
Key Features:
- Enables regulated institutions to access programmable settlement
- Maintains compliance within existing regulatory frameworks
- Operates on private, enterprise-controlled blockchain infrastructure
- Anchors settlement security to Ethereum
Partnership Details: ZKsync partnered with BitGo to provide a turnkey solution that integrates with existing banking operations, allowing banks to issue, transfer, and settle tokenized deposits without building complex systems internally.
This infrastructure represents a practical path for traditional finance to enter the digital assets economy while staying within regulatory boundaries.
This is spot on. Banks, especially small & mid-sized ones, are rapidly transforming to compete in the digital assets economy. Five 🇺🇸 regional banks, with $600B+ in deposits, already launched the first tokenized deposits network on Prividium.
“I think there’s a common misconception that banks are just asleep at the wheel.” @nlevine19 on how banks are thinking about tokenized deposits: “They recognize that there’s a massive opportunity to leverage this infrastructure to create competitive products and continue to
Learn more about why @carinetwork decided to launch a Prividium to power its tokenized deposit network 👇 zksync.io/blog/five-us-b…
Learn more about why @carinetwork decided to launch a Prividium to power its tokenized deposit network 👇 zksync.io/case-studies/c…
Five U.S. banks $600B in deposits One tokenized deposit network Powered by ZKsync's Prividium
Learn more about our work with @BitGo and how we jointly power adoption of tokenized deposits. zksync.io/case-studies/b…
Built for banks. Ready for deployment. Our partnership with @BitGo enables banks to issue, transfer, and settle tokenized deposits onchain, without building complex systems internally. A turnkey solution designed to integrate with existing banking operations.
The @carinetwork, built on ZKsync, is an early example of what this infrastructure looks like in practice. Cari, starting with five U.S. regional banks representing a total of $600 billions in deposits, gives regulated institutions a path into programmable settlement without
Read more about how Prividiums enable regulated institutions issue tokenized deposits on private, enterprise-controlled chains 👇 zksync.io/tokenized-depo…
Read more about our partnership with Bitgo 👇 coindesk.com/business/2026/…
Learn more about our work with @BitGo and how we jointly power adoption of tokenized deposits 👇 zksync.io/case-studies/b…
Five U.S. banks $600B in deposits One tokenized deposit network Powered by ZKsync's Prividium
Read more about our recently announced partnership with @carinetwork and why five 🇺🇸 banks with $600B in deposits are joining their network. zksync.io/blog/five-us-b…
As @gluk64 had highlighted in his annual roadmap blogpost: 2025 was about setting the foundations, 2026 is about real-world use cases. zksync.io/blog/zksync-ro…
Learn more about how Prividium powers the first-ever 🇺🇸 tokenized deposits network with +$600B in deposits 👇 zksync.io/blog/five-us-b…
"We are giving banks the full stack solution for tokenized deposits that they can plug and play in their existing processes." @gluk64, on stage at @blockworksDAS, sharing how our partnership with @BitGo enables banks to seamlessly come onchain.
Read more about our work with Cari and the first-ever tokenized deposits network in America 👇 zksync.io/blog/cari-sele…
"Tokenized deposits unlock great efficiency gains for banks. Starting with intrabank and interbank settlement and then moving to a completely new money layer." @Ozhar on @Blockworks presenting how ZKsync enables banks to issue tokenized deposits and stay competitive onchain.
Read our 2026 roadmap 👇 zksync.io/blog/zksync-ro…
Read more about ZKsync Connect, the first interoperability protocol built for Institutions 👇 zksync.io/zksync-connect
Learn more about how @carinetwork is leveraging our Prividium technology to launch the first tokenized deposits network in 🇺🇸 zksync.io/case-studies/c…
🏢 Institutional-grade 💼Enterprise-ready 🔌Turnkey ZKsync x @BitGo join forces to build a fully vertical Tokenized Deposits solution enabling every bank to innovate and compete in the digital assets economy.
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