# U.S. Regional Banking Alliance Taps ZKsync for Tokenized Deposit Network

*Author: Jack Inabinet*
*Published: Mar 17, 2026*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/read/news/u-s-regional-banking-alliance-taps-zksync-for-tokenized-deposit-network*

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ZKsync has announced the launch of Cari Network, a new platform developed alongside five regional banks that wants to bring tokenized deposits onchain.

### What's the Scoop?
- **New Network:** The Cari Network – developed by ZKsync in collaboration with Huntington Bancshares, First Horizon, M&T Bank, KeyBank, and Old National Bancorp –  is built on ZKsync's "[Prividium](https://www.zksync.io/prividium)" stack,  a flexible Ethereum L2 framework designed for financial institutions that prioritizes private execution and compliance. According to a [press release](https://www.zksync.io/blog/cari-selects-zksyncs-prividium), Cari Network is scheduled for a broader production rollout later this year.
- **Better Banking:** Deposits represented by Cari tokens will remain regulated bank liabilities held by participating banks, subjecting them to existing regulatory oversight and FDIC insurance.​​​​ ‌ZKsync's Prividium technology will empower partner banks to transact instantly, 24/7/365, while protecting sensitive data and supporting auditability‍​‍​‍‌‍. Additionally, this design can enable interoperability with other digital asset ecosystem without compromising institutional controls.​​​​
- **I‌ndustry Endorsement: **Cari's approach received the endorsement of Mid-Size Bank Coalition of America (MBCA)‍​‍​‍‌‍ President and CEO Brent Tjarks, who [commented](https://www.zksync.io/blog/cari-selects-zksyncs-prividium), "Cari’s model keeps deposits on bank balance sheets while enabling modern settlement capabilities, allowing banks to leverage their collective scale responsibly and protect the funding base that supports Main Street.‌"‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‍​​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍‌​‌‍​‌​‍‌​​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌​​​‍‌​‌​‌‍‌​​​‍​​​‍‌​‍​​‍‌​‌‍​​​‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍​​​‍​‌‌‍​‍​​​‌‍​​‍‌‍​​​​‌‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌​​‍‌​‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‌​​​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‍​​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‍​‌​​​‍‌‍​‍​‌‌​‌‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‍​​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍‌​‌‍​‌​‍‌​​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌​​​‍‌​‌​‌‍‌​​​‍​​​‍‌​‍​​‍‌​‌‍​​​‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍​​​‍​‌‌‍​‍​​​‌‍​​‍‌‍​​​​‌‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌​​‍‌​‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‌​​​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‍​​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‍​‌​​​‍‌‍​‍​‌‌​‌‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‍​​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍‌​‌‍​‌​‍‌​​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌​​​‍‌​‌​‌‍‌​​​‍​​​‍‌​‍​​‍‌​‌‍​​​‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍​​​‍​‌‌‍​‍​​​‌‍​​‍‌‍​​​​‌‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‍​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‍‌‍‌‍​​​‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‌‍​‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​​​‌‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌​‌‍​​​‌‌​​‍​​​‌‍​‍​‍​​​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‍​​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍‌​‌‍​‌​‍‌​​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌​​​‍‌​‌​‌‍‌​​​‍​​​‍‌​‍​​‍‌​‌‍​​​‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍​​​‍​‌‌‍​‍​​​‌‍​​‍‌‍​​​​‌‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‍​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‍‌‍‌‍​​​‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‌‍​‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​​​‌‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌​‌‍​​​‌‌​​‍​​​‌‍​‍​‍​​​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‍​​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍‌​‌‍​‌​‍‌​​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌​​​‍‌​‌​‌‍‌​​​‍​​​‍‌​‍​​‍‌​‌‍​​​‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍​​​‍​‌‌‍​‍​​​‌‍​​‍‌‍​​​​‌‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​​‍‌‍​‍​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‍​​‌‌‍​‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​​​‌‍‌​​​‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍​‍​​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌​‌‍‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‍​​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍‌​‌‍​‌​‍‌​​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌​​​‍‌​‌​‌‍‌​​​‍​​​‍‌​‍​​‍‌​‌‍​​​‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍​​​‍​‌‌‍​‍​​​‌‍​​‍‌‍​​​​‌‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​​‍‌‍​‍​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‍​​‌‌‍​‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​​​‌‍‌​​​‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍​‍​​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌​‌‍‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

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