{
  "id": 4213109,
  "title": "Swift’s $1.5 quadrillion network faces a blockchain test",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/swifts-1-5-quadrillion-network-faces-a-blockchain-test",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-29T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CoinDesk",
    "slug": "coindesk",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/08/29/swift-s-usd1-5-quadrillion-network-faces-a-blockchain-test"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Crypto executives say new blockchain payment infrastructure could make Swift obsolete. Bankers say its 11,500-institution network gives it the power to absorb the technology instead.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}