DTCC advances tokenization service with U.S. production trades

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DTCC processed live tokenized asset trades on July 15 using HyperLedger Besu and Canton networks, validating an October 2026 rollout for its Tokenization Service.
More than 30 traditional and digital financial firms participated, demonstrating broad institutional buy-in and DTCC’s multi-chain approach for resiliency and scalability.
DTC's receipt of a U.S. SEC No-Action Letter in late 2025 permits regulated tokenization of real-world assets, enabling expanded adoption within U.S. post-trade infrastructure.

Production trades validate October rollout plan

According to DTCC, the company successfully converts assets held at The Depository Trust Company into tokens that are used in real production trades, in what it describes as its broadest tokenization production initiative across use cases, asset classes and participants.

The trades are processed on July 15 and are designed to support the launch of the DTCC Tokenization Service in October 2026. More than 30 firms, spanning traditional financial institutions and digital market participants, take part in the initiative, while the digital conversions occur on HyperLedger Besu and Canton public networks under DTCC's multi-chain strategy for resiliency and scalability.

The service is built to let DTC Participants issue tokenized representations of real-world assets into participant wallets. DTCC says that structure allows firms to convert DTC-held securities into tokenized form, reach new liquidity pools and execute digital asset strategies within a regulated market framework.

Institutional adoption and market infrastructure impact

Frank La Salla, DTCC's president and CEO, says the initiative applies institutional-grade standards to tokenization and underscores the group's role in building tokenized markets for larger financial participants.

Brian Steele, president of Clearing & Securities Services, says tokenization can improve liquidity, lower counterparty risk and strengthen interoperability between traditional finance and digital asset markets. Nadine Chakar, managing director, also points to industry collaboration as a key factor in developing the new service.

The milestone follows DTC's receipt of a No-Action Letter from the U.S. SEC in late 2025, which allows it to operate a tokenization service for real-world assets held in custody. That regulatory step gives DTCC a foundation to expand tokenized securities processing within core U.S. post-trade infrastructure.

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