DTCC plans to bring tokenized assets to Solana by 2027

DTCC announced on November 12, 2026, that it will connect its DTCC Tokenization Service, or DTS, to the Solana network. The target window is the second half of 2027. This move follows the DTS launch on October 28, 2026, which debuted on the Canton Network and DTCC’s proprietary Besu-based private network.

The service creates what DTCC calls “digital twins” of traditional securities. The token is meant to keep the core ownership rights and regulatory protections of the original asset. At launch, DTS included 34 eligible securities drawn from an approximately $30 trillion subset of DTC’s custody holdings, which sits inside DTCC’s broader $114 trillion asset base.

Those securities are mostly highly liquid instruments, including constituents of the Russell 1000 index, major ETFs, and US Treasuries. The list reflects the limits set by an SEC No-Action Letter issued in December 2025. A no-action letter is essentially the regulator saying it will not pursue enforcement if a firm operates within agreed boundaries. This one authorizes the service for a three-year period with defined caps on which assets qualify.

Frank La Salla, President and CEO of DTCC, framed the initiative around participant choice. He said the effort would give participants broader options while preserving the safeguards that traditional markets rely on. La Salla also pointed to liquidity and capital efficiency as benefits.

Solana is not the only chain on DTCC’s 2027 calendar. The company has also planned integrations with Stellar and Circle’s Arc network for that year. Being chosen by DTCC alongside Stellar and Circle’s Arc places the network in the conversation about where regulated securities may eventually trade on-chain.

There are clear constraints to keep in view. The SEC relief runs for three years and caps eligible assets, so the program’s long-term shape depends on what regulators allow after that window. The Solana integration is a plan targeted for the second half of 2027, not a finished product.

Key things to monitor include whether DTCC expands beyond its initial 34 securities, how many participants join after the first 20, and whether the Stellar and Arc integrations arrive on schedule.