Wall Street's $114 trillion plumbing is going on-chain

DTCC Moves Toward Live Tokenization of US Securities

@The_DTCC, the clearinghouse that sits at the center of American capital markets, is closing in on a landmark moment for traditional finance. DTCC oversees more than $114 trillion in assets and is now preparing to put a slice of that infrastructure directly on blockchain rails. The firm plans to pilot tokenized securities trading in July 2026 and launch the service fully in October.

The service follows a no-action letter the SEC granted in December 2025, allowing DTCC to tokenize a defined set of assets including Russell 1000 stocks, ETFs, and US Treasuries. In DTCC's design, the underlying asset stays in DTC's custody and retains all its existing legal protections, ownership rights, and entitlements. What changes is the form: a holder would have a token that mirrors the real thing, one that can move across digital networks in ways that legacy systems cannot.

The tokenization service is being designed with feedback and collaboration from more than 50 financial industry firms, representing a broad cross-section of the TradFi and DeFi ecosystems, including custodians, asset managers, brokers, and trading venues.

A Multi-Chain Strategy Spanning Canton and Stellar

DTCC is not betting on a single network. The service will run across its own AppChain, the @CantonNetwork, and @StellarOrg. Stellar becomes the second public blockchain to connect to the service after Canton, and notably neither chain is Ethereum-compatible, despite DTCC's own AppChain running natively on EVM infrastructure.

Limited live transactions are planned for July 2026 with a full launch in October 2026, although Stellar will not be ready at launch. Tokenized assets custodied by DTCC's Depository Trust Company are expected to become available on Stellar during the first half of 2027.

Stellar brings DTCC into a public blockchain environment for the first time. The partnership builds on an almost decade-long relationship with Securrency, now DTCC Digital Assets, which worked with Stellar to embed compliance tools such as clawbacks, transfer restrictions, and identity controls directly into the network.

DTCC said the move supports an increased transition to digital markets, enabling innovations such as 24/7 trading, improved collateral efficiency, and programmable finance, while linking traditional and decentralized liquidity. For an institution that has quietly processed virtually every US securities trade for decades, that is a significant public commitment to on-chain infrastructure.

Sources
DTCC official announcement: Tokenization Service to Connect with Stellar Blockchain
CoinDesk: DTCC Sets October Launch for Tokenized Securities Platform
Ledger Insights: DTC Tokenization Service to Add Stellar as Second Public Blockchain