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IMF promotes tokenization benefits in new video, raising concerns about government control of digital currencies
The institution that once dismissed crypto now wants to help governments harness the same technology, and the crypto community has questions.
Jun. 29, 2026
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The IMF released a video titled “Tokenization and the Financial System: Adapting to the New Landscape” on April 23, 2025, marking one of its most visible public-facing efforts to explain the benefits of tokenized finance.
The IMF’s April 2026 note, titled “Tokenized Finance” and authored by researcher Tobias Adrian, laid out a vision where asset settlement happens instantly on shared ledgers. The core pitch: fewer intermediaries, lower counterparty risk, and faster transactions across borders.
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On June 17, 2026, IMF First Deputy Managing Director Dan Katz took the stage at the Atlantic Council to discuss how tokenization intersects with stablecoins and cross-border payments. His message reinforced the need for regulatory clarity.
Multiple IMF publications from 2025 and 2026 have discussed how programmability and shared ledgers can reduce costs and risk in financial markets. But woven through every paper and presentation is a consistent call for stronger central bank interventions and tighter regulatory frameworks.
The same publications that tout faster settlement times also carry explicit warnings about the risks of automation in financial markets. When everything settles instantly and liquidations happen automatically, there’s no human in the loop to pump the brakes during a panic.
The IMF has acknowledged that the speed and automation features of tokenization could outpace existing regulatory frameworks and could accelerate market crisis events.
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