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DTCC Tokenization Service goes live: DTC-custodied securities can be minted as tokens; 20 participants including major banks signed up

The Depository Trust Company (DTC), a DTCC subsidiary, launched the DTCC Tokenization Service (DTS) on 28 October 2026, letting eligible users mint tokenized representations of securities held at DTC that can be converted between traditional and tokenized forms and delivered to their digital wallets, with the tokens retaining the ownership rights, investor protections and economic entitlements of the underlying securities.

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Key takeawaysFact

  1. 1The Depository Trust Company (DTC), a DTCC subsidiary, launched the DTCC Tokenization Service (DTS) on 28 October 2026, letting eligible users mint tokenized representations of securities held at DTC that can be converted between traditional and tokenized forms and delivered to their digital wallets, with the tokens retaining the ownership rights, investor protections and economic entitlements of the underlying securities.
  2. 2P.
  3. 3Morgan, Morgan Stanley, State Street and UBS, and that the service is integrated with the Canton Network and DTCC’s private Besu network, with additional blockchain networks to be added in 2027.
  4. 4S.
  • Tokenized deposits
  • Custody

Executive summaryFact

The Depository Trust Company (DTC), a DTCC subsidiary, launched the DTCC Tokenization Service (DTS) on 28 October 2026, letting eligible users mint tokenized representations of securities held at DTC that can be converted between traditional and tokenized forms and delivered to their digital wallets, with the tokens retaining the ownership rights, investor protections and economic entitlements of the underlying securities. DTCC said 20 DTC Participants have signed agreements to access DTS, including Barclays, Bank of America, BNP Paribas, Brown Brothers Harriman, Citi, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, State Street and UBS, and that the service is integrated with the Canton Network and DTCC’s private Besu network, with additional blockchain networks to be added in 2027. The launch follows a December 2025 no-action letter from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission authorizing tokenization of Russell 1000 constituents, ETFs tracking major indices and U.S. Treasury securities.

Primary source: DTCC ↗

DTS enables the minting of tokenized representations of real-world assets held at DTC.

— DTCC, verbatimString-matched against the live page 2026-10-31

Key factsFact

Event
Product launch
Jurisdiction
US
Source
DTCC
Source tier
Tier 2 · Bank / FMI
Product
Custody & trading

Adoption statusFact

  • LiveThe Depository Trust Company (DTCC)— DTCC Tokenization Service: tokenized entitlements to DTC-custodied securities on Canton Network and DTCC’s private Besu network

See the bank adoption tracker

Who is affectedFact

DTC Participants (clients), including the 20 firms that have signed agreements to access DTS, and wallet providers, applications and technology firms in DTCC’s digital asset ecosystem.

Key datesFact

  • DTC launches the DTCC Tokenization Service

More from the sourceFact

“Tokenized securities, or digital twins, retain the ownership rights, investor protections and economic entitlements of their traditional counterparts.”

“The service is currently integrated with the Canton Network and DTCC's private Besu network, with additional blockchain networks to be added in 2027.”

“Future users will be onboarded on a rolling basis.”

Verbatim from DTCC✓ string-matched against the live page 2026-10-31

Why it matters for banksAnalysis

With the central U.S. securities depository now issuing tokenized entitlements to DTC-custodied stocks, ETFs and Treasuries, and several large banks among the first participants, banks’ custody, collateral and settlement operations can hold and move the same securities in tokenized form on Canton and Besu rather than only through separate tokenized-asset platforms.

Editorial analysis based on the facts above and the sources below; not legal or investment advice.

What remains uncertain

  • The release says additional blockchain networks will be added in 2027 without naming them, and that future users will be onboarded on a rolling basis.

Sources and evidence

  • Official institutionalDTCC ↗2026-10-28quote matched 2026-10-31

Evidence types: how we classify sources.

Evidence

Confidence
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Quote verified
2026-10-31 16:50 UTC
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  14. 2026-10-28 Newsroom 2026-10-28 evening: DTCC Tokenization Service goes live, DTC-custodied securities mintable as tokens on Canton and DTCC private Besu, 20 DTC Participan (7c2a934)

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