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DTCC Partners with Digital Asset and Canton Network to Tokenise U.S. Treasury Securities

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The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has announced a partnership with Digital Asset and the Canton Network to enable the tokenisation of assets custodied by The Depository Trust Company (DTC). Following the recent receipt of a No-Action Letter from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the initiative will allow a subset of U.S. Treasury securities to be minted on the Canton Network for the first time. DTCC intends to utilise its ComposerX platform to deliver a minimum viable product in a controlled production environment during the first half of 2026, with plans to expand based on client interest.

This collaboration aims to provide market participants, including major market makers and hedge funds, with access to digitised financial instruments within a secure, regulated framework. The adoption of tokenised securities is expected to drive operational and financial efficiencies by streamlining processes and reducing risk. Additionally, DTCC will assume a leadership role in the network’s governance by joining the Canton Foundation as co-chair alongside Euroclear, helping to define industry standards for decentralised financial

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