SWIFT is leveraging Ethereum L2 Linea technology to develop a crypto ledger, currently undergoing prototype testing with over 30 banks involved. It supports real-time payments, messaging, and stablecoin settlement. If the tests go well, it means more institutions could join in later. SWIFT connects over 11,500 financial institutions globally and processes around $150 trillion in transactions annually. If it deploys the ledger on Ethereum L2, it would be a huge deal for Ethereum. First, it signifies financial institutions' recognition of Ethereum's tech stack, helping to position Ethereum as a neutral settlement layer bridging traditional finance and crypto finance. Second, SWIFT's ledger handling real-time cross-border payments and tokenized asset settlements would ultimately rely on Ethereum's security. If part of SWIFT's transaction volume (tens of trillions of dollars daily) moves on-chain, it would drive Ethereum to support larger-scale stablecoins and tokenized assets, boosting daily active users, transaction volume, and gas fee consumption in the Ethereum ecosystem. For $ETH, larger-scale asset onboarding would demand higher security, increased staking, and the surge in transactions would also contribute to $ETH consumption, enhancing its value. The scale of assets Ethereum can handle in the next decade will be beyond imagination.