[Standard Chartered Bank Expands into Blockchain Finance, Exploring Tokenized Deposits and CBDC] Ge Tianjue, Global Head of Commercial Platforms for Standard Chartered Corporate and Investment Banking, stated that distributed ledger and blockchain technology will replace traditional financial market infrastructure, and financial institutions that fail to adapt will face elimination. Standard Chartered is actively expanding into innovative financial services such as tokenized deposits, stablecoins, and central bank digital currencies (CBDC) to enhance market competitiveness.