TechFlow, December 11 — According to an official announcement, the Depository Trust Company (DTC), a subsidiary of the US Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), has received a no-action letter from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approving its offering of real-world asset tokenization services in a controlled production environment. DTC expects to begin rolling out the service in the second half of 2026.
The authorization allows DTC to provide tokenization services for participants and their clients over a three-year period on pre-approved blockchains. The scope covers highly liquid assets, including the Russell 1000 Index (representing the 1,000 largest US publicly traded companies by market capitalization), ETFs tracking major indices, and US Treasury securities.
The tokenized versions will carry the same rights, investor protections, and ownership as their traditional counterparts. DTCC CEO Frank La Salla stated that tokenization of US securities markets holds transformative potential, including benefits such as collateral liquidity, new trading models, 24/7 access, and programmable assets. The service will be built on DTCC’s ComposerX platform suite, designed to bridge traditional finance and decentralized finance ecosystems.
