DTCC To Bring Tokenized Stocks, Bonds & Treasuries to Solana in 2027

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), a Wall Street giant that acts as the central plumbing of the U.S. financial markets, plans to bring eligible tokenized securities to Solana in the second half of 2027. Announced earlier today, November 12, the integration will connect the DTCC Tokenization Service (DTS) to Solana's Layer 1 blockchain. The service will allow eligible assets held by DTCC's Depository Trust Company (DTC) subsidiary to be tokenized on Solana.

“DTC-tokenized assets made available on Solana – and all blockchain networks integrated with the service – will retain the same investor protections, ownership rights and regulatory safeguards that apply to traditionally held securities.” - Brian Steele, Managing Director, President of DTCC Clearing & Securities Services.

When you buy or sell stocks, bonds, ETFs, or mutual funds through a brokerage, the DTCC handles the behind-the-scenes work to verify the trade, exchange cash for securities, and safely store ownership records. Its subsidiary, the DTC, holds more than $114 trillion in securities, making the integration a significant connection between Solana and traditional financial market infrastructure. Investors will retain the same legal ownership rights, regulatory protections, and safeguards that apply to securities held through traditional markets.

“DTCC is bringing regulated, DTC-tokenized securities to another major blockchain ecosystem, giving market participants greater choice in where they access and utilize tokenized assets while preserving the protections of traditional markets and expanding opportunities for liquidity, collateral mobility and capital efficiency.” - Frank La Salla, President and CEO of DTCC.

Which Assets Can Institutions Tokenize?

The integration will initially cover assets that qualify under DTCC's existing regulatory framework. In December 2025, DTCC received a No-Action Letter from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), authorizing it to tokenize a defined selection of highly liquid securities. These include select Russell 1000 stocks, ETFs tracking major market indices, and U.S. Treasury bills.

DTCC launched DTS on October 28, following initial limited-production trades and multiple onchain transactions completed with more than 30 firms in July 2026.

The service initially operates on Canton Network and DTCC's private blockchain, which uses the Besu framework. Solana joins an expansion roadmap that also includes Stellar and Circle's Arc blockchain in 2027. Institutions can convert eligible securities between traditional and tokenized forms.

However, the service does not yet allow direct transfers between different blockchains. DTS currently supports round-the-clock peer-to-peer transfers between DTC-registered wallets on the same blockchain. Cross-chain token conversions remain part of its future development roadmap.

Solana Strengthens Its Institutional Settlement Infrastructure

The DTCC announcement follows another institutional infrastructure development on Solana. In October, the Solana Foundation introduced Solana DvP, an open-source delivery-versus-payment standard for institutional settlement developed with input from J.P. Morgan. The standard lets institutions exchange an asset and its corresponding payment simultaneously in a single atomic transaction, eliminating counterparty risk. Either both sides settle or neither moves.

Institutions settling trades onchain typically rely on bespoke smart contracts built for individual use cases. The Solana Foundation introduced Solana DvP as a shared standard that counterparties can adopt across the Solana ecosystem.

What DTCC's Expansion Means for Solana

DTCC's decision to integrate Solana places the network alongside established financial infrastructure providers and gives institutions another blockchain option for accessing tokenized securities. The development also sends a strong signal about Solana's performance, security, and governance capabilities, which DTCC considers important when selecting networks for its multi-chain strategy.

"Institutions choose Solana because it already runs real financial activity at scale. Bringing the DTCC Tokenization Service to Solana connects one of the most trusted names in post-trade infrastructure with a network built for always-on markets, enabling tokenized securities to settle and move as easily as any other asset onchain.” - Nick Ducoff, GM, Institutional, Solana Foundation.

More importantly, the integration connects eligible securities already held within traditional financial markets to Solana's onchain infrastructure without requiring investors to surrender their existing ownership rights or regulatory protections.

Although the integration will not arrive until H2 2027 and its initial scope remains limited to eligible assets, the DTCC holds almost all U.S. equities through its subsidiary and will likely push to tokenize more assets. The DTCC’s core functions include clearing, settlement, custody, and data & regulatory reporting. All of which a high-performance blockchain such as Solana is perfectly suited for. 

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