DTC’s Tokenization Service to Connect with Stellar Public Blockchain as DTC Advances its Multi-Chain Strategy

Firms anticipate DTC-tokenized assets available on the Stellar network during the 1H27

NEW YORK and LONDON and HONG KONG and SINGAPORE and SYDNEY, May 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) today announced plans to enable the tokenization of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) custodied assets on the Stellar network, a configurable and public blockchain used across securities, payment, and remittance applications. 

The connection with Stellar advances DTCC’s standards-driven, multi-chain strategy following receipt of a No-Action Letter from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in December 2025 authorizing DTC to implement and operate a new service to tokenize real-world, DTC-custodied assets, which will enable market participants to leverage traditional assets in a digital ecosystem with opportunities for faster settlement, greater asset mobility, extended trading hours, and lower cost and risk. DTC-tokenized assets will have the same investor protections, entitlements and safeguards as traditionally held securities.

Stellar Connectivity

DTCC and SDF expect DTC-tokenized assets to be available on the Stellar network in the first half of 2027. This integration will support rapid conversion of traditional assets into tokenized form and the full asset lifecycle, including relevant corporate actions and reporting.

In the interim, DTCC and SDF will collaborate to evaluate tokenization use cases for eligible asset classes, including opportunities to tokenize highly liquid assets such as constituents of the Russell 1000, ETFs tracking major indices, and U.S. Treasury bills, bonds, and notes, consistent with DTC’s regulatory obligations.

About DTCC

With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2025, DTCC’s subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $4.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $114 trillion. DTCC’s Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at www.dtcc.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

Stellar Development Foundation

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization focused on working with and supporting changemakers to create equitable access to the global financial system through blockchain technology. SDF provides grants, investments, funding, and other awards to builders and organizations. SDF also develops resources and tooling on the Stellar network to help unlock real world utility. As a nonprofit foundation, SDF puts the health of the Stellar network and the Stellar ecosystem and its mission above all else. For more information, visit https://stellar.org/foundation.

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