"Faster collateral movement unlocks trapped capital Drawing on his time running global futures at Citigroup, Chris Brendler explains that traditional markets settle slowly: 'You could do a trade on Friday and you may not get that money... for another 3 days.' To compensate for that gap, participants must hold excess collateral as a buffer — capital that is effectively frozen. He argues that 24/7 tokenized markets that move collateral in near real-time 'can actually unlock a lot of trapped capital back into the industry because you don't have to sit on it in case something bad happens over three or four days.' Anyone managing a business, portfolio, or supply chain with slow settlement cycles should ask what is being tied up as a buffer that faster processes could free. Source: Chris Brendler, Milk Road, Geopolitics, Crypto & the Fed with Chris Brendler"