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Chainlink

2026-09-30 18:35:40

Chainlink unveils Fulcrum for cross-chain institutional repo financing

Chainlink has introduced Fulcrum, a cross-chain institutional repo product designed to support financing in the institutional repurchase agreement market. The company has already demonstrated the financing workflow with the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, or DTCC, at the Sibos conference, showing how Fulcrum operates in an institutional repo setting. DTCC was identified in the announcement as the U.S. securities depository and clearing organization. According to the update, the product is aimed at cross-chain financing use cases tied to repo activity rather than a broader retail market rollout. Chainlink said integration work between Fulcrum and different financing venues is still underway, indicating the product is not yet fully connected across all targeted venues. The announcement was reported by ChainCatcher.

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DTCC

2026-09-30 15:25:26

DTCC, Citi and Swift say interoperability is key to scaling tokenization

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, Citi and Swift have jointly released a white paper titled The Connectivity of Digital Finance, arguing that interoperability will be essential if tokenization is to move beyond pilot programs and scale in real-world finance. According to DTCC’s post on X, the paper says tokenization is shifting from experimentation toward implementation, but its full value will depend on linking platforms so that assets, cash and data can move efficiently across traditional and emerging financial infrastructure. The paper describes the future financial system as a hybrid model in which legacy systems, private networks and public blockchains operate together. It also says programmability can embed rules and automation directly into digital assets, supporting automated asset servicing, compliance controls and event-driven payments. Combined with interoperability, those features could improve collateral mobility, liquidity management efficiency and market resilience, especially during periods of market stress. At the same time, the paper says institutional-grade digital markets still need clear regulation, legal certainty, investor protection, operational resilience and sound governance.

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DTCC

2026-09-28 13:10:51

DTCC Takes Strategic Stake in iCapital, Targets Private Market Infrastructure and Tokenization

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) said it has entered into a strategic partnership with iCapital and made an investment in the firm. The two companies plan to combine DTCC’s market infrastructure with iCapital’s alternative investment platform to improve efficiency across private markets. The areas cited include trade processing, data exchange, administration, and reporting. They also said they intend to explore applications tied to distributed ledger technology, or DLT, as well as tokenization. iCapital currently supports about $1.2 trillion in platform-served assets, according to the announcement. The update points to a joint effort centered on operational infrastructure and the potential use of blockchain-based tools in private market workflows.

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QNT

2026-09-28 05:39:56

After QNT’s surge, traders are scanning for the next TradFi-onchain token narrative

QNT has become one of the market’s hottest TradFi-onchain trades after a sharp rally that was amplified by social media and renewed attention to Quant’s institutional partnership story. According to figures circulating in the market, the token was up more than 140% at one point in a single day and more than 400% over four days before pulling back from local highs. The move followed growing discussion of Quant’s role in The Clearing House’s On-Chain Money Initiative, a project aimed at building a network for clearing and settling tokenized deposits while connecting with existing payment rails such as RTP and CHIPS. Still, the market is split on whether that development directly supports the QNT token. Some analysts argue that The Clearing House selected Quant’s Overledger technology, not the token itself, and that there is still no public contract detail showing QNT will be used in clearing, settlement, or collateral functions. BlockBeats said that beyond QNT, investors are also watching other TradFi-onchain names tied to securities custody, collateral management, tokenized assets, trade finance, and cross-chain infrastructure, including Canton and its token CC, Chainlink, Ondo, Stellar, XDC Network, and Axelar.

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Backpack

2026-09-27 14:38:47

Delphi Digital says Backpack stock tokens may offer a stronger claim on underlying shares

Delphi Digital said Backpack’s stock tokens may give holders a stronger claim on the underlying shares than many other tokenized stock products. The firm noted that holding a stock token does not always grant the same rights as holding shares through a broker, and that many stock tokens only settle in cash at redemption. In Backpack’s case, eligible holders can redeem tokens into stock positions in a Backpack brokerage account, then move those shares to another broker through the Automated Customer Account Transfer Service (ACATS) and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) system. Delphi Digital said those redeemed positions represent a security entitlement, which carries the same legal interest an investor would hold after buying stock through a traditional broker. It also said Backpack’s token itself is a claim on the entity that holds the shares, so the rights attached to the token and the redeemed stock position are not the same. According to the post, redemption changes the nature of the asset the investor holds while preserving stock exposure.

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Citi

2026-09-26 23:42:58

Citi says 77% of institutions expect to use tokenized collateral by 2026

Citi Group and The ValueExchange said in a joint report that tokenized collateral is moving beyond pilot programs and into practical use, with as many as 77% of institutions expecting to use some form of tokenized collateral by 2026. The report said the main assets under consideration include cash, money market funds, and government bonds. It also pointed to early market traction, noting that about 5% of repo trading volume is already transacted each month in tokenized form. In another milestone cited by the report, U.S. Treasuries are expected to become available in tokenized form through the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, or DTCC, in October 2026. Citi argued that tokenization could improve collateral mobility across time zones and outside banking hours, making margin management closer to a 24/7 model. The bank added that settlement frictions currently leave about 25% of collateral idle, producing almost no return. For an average Tier 1 capital institution, Citi said that inefficiency is equal to roughly $15 billion in underused assets and about $346 million in potential annual revenue loss.

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EDEL

2026-09-15 01:37:15

Two addresses accumulated about $146,000 worth of EDEL over the past four days

Lookonchain said EDEL posted a sharp rise after Edel Finance joined the DTCC Digital Asset Solutions Industry Working Group. At the same time, on-chain activity showed continued buying from large holders. One address, ezhomi.base.eth, bought 5.33 million EDEL over four days, valued at $98,000. Another address purchased 2.56 million EDEL over the past two days, worth $48,000. Based on the disclosed figures, the two addresses bought a combined 7.89 million EDEL valued at about $146,000 over the past four days. The moves were reported by Odaily in a brief market update focused on whale activity.

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Deutsche Bank

2026-09-04 03:01:09

Deutsche Bank says the US is tying AI financing and tokenization to the dollar, while raising new risks

Deutsche Bank said in a Sept. 3 foreign-exchange report that the United States is mobilizing capital for the AI race on an exceptional scale and linking that effort more tightly to the dollar’s global role. The bank said US companies are expected to spend about $800 billion on AI capital expenditures this year, while AI venture funding has raised more than $400 billion. It also pointed to a sharp jump in investment-grade borrowing by hyperscale technology companies such as Google, Meta, Amazon, and Oracle. The report argues that this financing push is being paired with tokenization infrastructure. DTCC, which holds about $115 trillion in US assets, completed its first tokenized transactions in July 2026 and plans a formal service launch in October 2026. Deutsche Bank also cited SEC no-action relief, exchange-led digital market initiatives, and extended trading plans at NYSE and Nasdaq as part of a broader shift that could widen access to dollar assets. At the same time, the bank said the change in funding sources—from official long-term capital to private, shorter-term technology-driven capital—could leave the dollar more exposed to the success or failure of the AI boom.

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