Should institutions build their own blockchains?
- Harvey
- May 20
- 5 min read
“The future is multichain” is now a well-worn axiom in digital assets. Yet it is also accepted that the bulk of the onchain activities will take place on a very few number of chains. These chains will form the economic hubs of the new financial system.
And whoever controls the operation of these chains? They’re positioned to capture massive revenue and strategic control.
So if you're a financial institution or major corporate shaping your tokenization strategy, the question becomes critical:
Should you build your own blockchain OR be a pay rents on someone else's?
Right now, the industry is dividing into two distinct camps.
Institutions with their own blockchains: JPMorgan, Citigroup, BNP Paribas and HSBC etc
Institutions relying on others’ infrastructure: Standard Chartered, BlackRock, ABN AMRO and Siemens etc
In this Weekly Research, I will break down the 3 key factors every institution or large corporate must weigh:
Regulatory requirement
Value capture potential
Use case specific alignment
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