Traditional finance is quietly making moves into blockchain infrastructure. Intain Markets teamed up with FIS Global to roll out something called the Digital Liquidity Gateway—basically a marketplace running on Avalanche where smaller banks can actually trade assets on-chain.

What's interesting here isn't just another "bank uses blockchain" headline. It's about accessibility. Mid-tier banks usually get squeezed out of liquidity markets dominated by major institutions. This setup potentially levels that playing field a bit.

Avalanche getting picked for the infrastructure says something too. Speed and finality matter when you're talking real banking operations, not just DeFi experiments. Whether this gains traction depends on how many banks actually show up to use it—but the rails are being laid.