The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and the Stellar Development Foundation announced plans to enable DTC tokenized assets on the Stellar network, with availability expected in the first half of 2027. Stellar becomes the second public blockchain to connect to the service after the Canton Network, and notably neither chain is Ethereum compatible despite DTCC’s own AppChain running natively on EVM infrastructure.
The announcement advances DTCC’s multi-chain strategy following the December 2025 SEC no action letter that allowed DTC to tokenize custodied assets. The service covers highly liquid securities including Russell 1000 constituents, major index ETFs, and U.S. Treasuries. Limited live transactions are planned for July 2026 with a full launch in October 2026, although Stellar will not be ready at launch.
Stellar handles tokens as native base layer primitives rather than as smart contracts, which is the standard approach on Ethereum and EVM-compatible chains. That distinction matters for DTC’s compliance requirements. The no action letter requires all supported chains to restrict token movements to registered wallets, and the ability for DTC to force transfer or burn tokens when needed to address errors, lost tokens or malfeasance.
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