From Forex to Blockchain: Why Finance Is Adopting Digital Tools to Solve Old Problems

By Sebastian Gold

The financial industry is experiencing an increasing demand for speedier, more flexible solutions that can maintain the structure and confidence of regulated markets. As more customers, both retail and institutional, seek quicker methods to move money, invest, and earn returns, financial institutions are beginning to consider digital assets as part of their overall offering.

But adoption is more than just issuing currencies or building platforms. It’s about addressing long-standing flaws in the financial system. 

Traditional systems have drawbacks, such as long settlement times and expensive cross-border payments, which digital assets seek to overcome. Blockchain-based technologies provide new methods to transfer value, tokenize real-world assets, and create new financial products.

Web3 features designed for existing finance users

Some institutions are currently developing solutions that will allow their existing clientele to use Web3 capabilities without leaving the safety of regulated surroundings. For example, MultiBank Group, well-known for its work in FX, commodities, and indices, has created a digital utility token with use cases familiar to conventional customers.

The coin is intended to pay fees across platforms, give cashback, provide tiered loyalty benefits, and facilitate staking for yield. This paradigm introduces real-world applications to the cryptocurrency realm without needing people to completely abandon what they currently know. Instead, businesses may expand their activities into Web3 while maintaining the same structure and safeguards as before.

Industry recognition and tokenization at scale

Recent events indicate that these trends are gaining traction. For example, MultiBank Group was recently selected as ‘Most Reputable Forex Broker 2025’ at the Money Expo Abu Dhabi 2025, as well as ‘Best Global ECN Broker’ at the Forex Traders Summit 2025. These accolades come as the company expands into blockchain-based solutions.

Earlier this year, MultiBank announced a $3 billion tokenization agreement with UAE real estate giant MAG and blockchain startup Mavryk, making it one of the largest real-world asset (RWA) tokenization transactions to date. 

With 2 million members, over $35 billion in daily trading activity, and $607 million in investment, the move introduces a substantial user base to the digital asset industry.

What comes next?

The coin will be launched on a controlled exchange before going live on MultiBank’s digital platform in June 2025 as part of a Coin Generation Event (TGE). A deflationary strategy that parallels digital economic trends is demonstrated by a projected $58.2 million repurchase and burn in the first year, followed by a 50% supply decrease over four years.

As conventional banking progresses into Web3, the future may not be about replacing one system with another but about creating new bridges between them.

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