The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) will integrate Chainlink‘s technology into its Collateral AppChain platform to enable 24/7, near real-time collateral management. The system, launching in Q4 2026, will use Chainlink’s Runtime Environment for data and automation across global markets and blockchains. This deal expands a 2024 pilot involving JPMorgan, BNY Mellon, and Franklin Templeton.
The firm that serves as the backbone of American securities markets is making its most ambitious bet yet on blockchain. The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced it will integrate infrastructure from Chainlink into its digital collateral platform.
The Collateral AppChain platform will leverage Chainlink’s Runtime Environment and data standard. This integration is aimed at bringing Wall Street’s back-office systems into the 24/7 era.
The platform is expected to go live in the fourth quarter of 2026. It aims to reduce delays and fragmentation in today’s collateral systems where assets are often trapped across institutions.
“By leveraging tokenization and distributed ledger technology (DLT) to modernize collateral mobility, our goal is to enable 24/7, near real-time collateral management across global markets and blockchains,” said Nadine Chakar, DTCC’s managing director and global head of digital assets. “The integration of Chainlink’s CRE and data standard will allow us to deliver a unified on-chain environment, bringing on-chain asset prices, valuations and other collateral agreement data to support this transformative industry initiative.”
Chainlink’s Runtime Environment will handle orchestration, data access, and automation for the AppChain. This enables automated workflows for eligibility checks, asset valuation, margining, collateral optimization, and settlement.
The collaboration builds on Smart NAV, a 2024 pilot that tested bringing mutual fund net asset value data onto blockchains. JPMorgan, Franklin Templeton, and BNY Mellon participated in that test.
DTCC recently said more than 50 companies have joined a separate working group for its tokenized services platform. This signals the organization’s blockchain ambitions extend well beyond collateral management alone.
