Citi Completes the Tokenization Lifecycle of a Draft on Solana

Summary

Citigroup announced it has successfully tokenized a bill of exchange and executed its entire lifecycle, from issuance to settlement, on the Solana blockchain AnueSec. This move aligns with a broader trend of financial institutions like WisdomTree and R3 leveraging Solana for real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, with the ecosystem’s RWA total value locked already surpassing $1 billion Invezz+ 2.

Impact Analysis

So Citi is now running actual trade finance assets on Solana AnueSec. This isn’t a whitepaper; it’s a top-tier bank choosing a public L1 for a real financial instrument. The key signal here is the choice of Solana over other chains. They’re betting its high throughput and low cost are ready for prime time, validating the whole “Solana for RWA” narrative that players like WisdomTree and Ondo Finance have been building Invezz+ 2.

This is a major step in the shift Standard Chartered talked about—from memecoins to serious utility Investinglive. While the market was flushing out leverage last week Amb Crypto, Citi was busy proving out a core use case. It suggests the institutional players are looking past short-term price volatility and focusing on the radical tech upgrades planned for 2026 CoinLive. Bottom line: the institutional adoption story for Solana just got a massive proof point. This isn’t about the next 10x; it’s about building real-world financial plumbing.