N3XT said on 18 August it expanded the N3XT Digital Dollar, an institutional USD deposit token, to support 24/7 instant on-chain settlement for global B2B payments, according to a company press release. The switch is live on N3XT’s token infrastructure today, putting product in market while Swift-led bank pilots are still being lined up.
N3XT’s 24/7 USD deposit token for institutional B2B settlement
The update turns on around-the-clock, on-chain settlement for institutional B2B flows using N3XT’s USD deposit token. N3XT positions the N3XT Digital Dollar as “institutional-grade,” and characterises the move as the “first-ever USD deposit tokens that move beyond bank walls” — language from its press release, not an independently verified first. The promise is straightforward: instant settlement, any day, on-chain, for business payments.
Swift’s shared ledger: ‘ready for initial use’ with 17 banks preparing pilots
On 9 July, Swift said its blockchain-based shared ledger is “ready for initial use,” with 17 banks across six continents preparing controlled pilots to move tokenized (bank‑issued) deposits using its ledger orchestration layer, per a Swift press release. The aim includes around-the-clock movements. But as of independent briefings the next day, no named, end‑to‑end live transaction had been disclosed (no names, no timestamps).
- N3XT: functionality switched on for institutional USD deposit token; source: company release.
- Swift: ledger prepared and pilots queued with 17 banks; source: Swift release.
- Disclosed live transfer: none named on Swift’s side; N3XT has announced capability, not a specific transaction.
Who plants the first flag: what counts as ‘live’ and the next visible step
The bar implied by the briefings is clear enough: a publicly named, end‑to‑end tokenized‑deposit transfer with counterparties identified and timing disclosed. Swift’s only dated step in public materials is the move into controlled pilots with participating banks. N3XT, for its part, says the capability is now in production on its infrastructure; it has not paired that with a disclosed transaction log.
So the milestone remains open. The first publicly named, around‑the‑clock tokenized‑deposit transfer has yet to be put on the record, with Swift’s pilots pending and N3XT’s rails now switched on.
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Source: Crypto Daily