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 Goldman Sachs, a titan of traditional finance, is actively exploring a significant evolution in market infrastructure: the 24/7 tokenized trading of foundational assets like U.S. Treasuries and money market funds. This initiative signals a potential paradigm shift, aiming to break free from conventional market hours and harness the efficiencies of blockchain technology. The investment bank envisions a future where these core financial instruments can be traded, settled, and serviced around the clock. By representing assets like Treasuries as digital tokens on a blockchain ledger, potentially using platforms like its own GS Digital Asset Platform (GS DAP), Goldman aims to unlock near-instantaneous settlement (T+0) and continuous liquidity. This contrasts sharply with the current system, where trading halts overnight and weekends, and settlement takes one or more business days. This exploration is part of a broader trend where major financial institutions are increasingly looking at...