Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), one of the world’s largest financial custody and clearing institutions, is preparing to integrate the Chainlink infrastructure into its collateral management platform in order to improve cross-chain asset management. According to the company’s statement, this integration is planned to be activated in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Real-Time Tracking of Assets is Aimed
DTCC’s platform, called Collateral AppChain, was developed as common infrastructure for institutional players operating in the financial sector, including custodians, tripartite agents and collateral managers. The platform was designed with the goal of providing automation for near-real-time movement, valuation, and collateral transfer across blockchains. Chainlink’s decentralized oracle technology, which provides real-world data on the blockchain, will automate many steps from margin transactions to collateral optimization and transfer processes.
DTCC holds a total of $114 trillion in assets in its portfolios, from stocks to exchange-traded funds. This recently announced integration marks a new era in which traditional markets try to build bridges with the crypto world.
Expectations for Digitalization Increase among Market Players
According to DTCC’s latest statements, collateral agreements with Collateral AppChain will now be integrated with continuous and up-to-date pricing, valuation and asset movement data. The platform is aimed to provide 24/7 collateral management support and increase capital efficiency.
A survey by Nasdaq shows that 52 percent of companies operating in the financial sector plan to manage live tokenized collateral by the end of 2026. However, 70 percent of banks, custodians and asset managers surveyed report delivery and reconciliation issues still occur every day due to the preponderance of manual transactions.
In its announcement, DTCC stated, “The purpose of the integration is to provide 24/7 automation and efficiency by combining collateral agreements with pricing, valuation and asset transfer in different markets by the end of 2026.”
Expanding Blockchain Integrations
This new structure developed by DTCC with Chainlink coincides with the widespread use of blockchain-based securities transactions in global markets. In March, Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, announced that it would collaborate with Securitize to establish a blockchain-based transaction and instant settlement infrastructure for exchange shares and funds.
Around the same time, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved Nasdaq’s pilot program for tokenized asset trading covering certain Russell 1000 stocks and major index funds. In addition, Nasdaq started working on blockchain-based share trading infrastructure together with cryptocurrency exchange Kraken and Backed.
Latest data shows that the total value of tokenized shares distributed on-chain increased by around 180 percent during the year, from $511 million to $1.4 billion.
In addition to DTCC, prominent players in the traditional market are also accelerating infrastructure work focused on blockchain and tokenization. These developments signal a closer integration between traditional finance and digital assets in the coming years.
