Dallas Fed: tokenized deposits could cut U.S. bank lending capacity by $700 billion

The Dallas Federal Reserve has warned that programmable, tokenized deposits combined with AI agents could enable instant automated bank-switching in search of higher yields. This would drive up funding costs and potentially strip $700 billion from U.S. banks' lending capacity. The warning highlights growing systemic risks from the intersection of crypto technology and artificial intelligence in finance.

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