DTCC Embraces Blockchain for Trillion-Dollar Settlement System
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the backbone of U.S. securities settlement processing $9-$11 trillion daily, is now exploring blockchain technology through its Collateral Appchain initiative. This marks a seismic shift for the bank-owned monopoly long seen as impervious to crypto disruption.
Where crypto advocates once fantasized about replacing TradFi infrastructure, the DTCC’s move validates distributed ledger technology at institutional scale. The development underscores blockchain’s maturation from speculative asset to operational backbone for global finance.