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DTCC said it will integrate Chainlink technology into its Collateral AppChain platform to support 24/7, near real-time collateral management across global markets and blockchains. The platform is expected to go live in the fourth quarter of 2026.
The announcement expands the firms’ existing collaboration. It builds on Smart NAV, a 2024 pilot in which DTCC and Chainlink tested bringing mutual fund net asset value data onto blockchains, with JPMorgan, Franklin Templeton, and BNY Mellon participating.
DTCC said the Collateral AppChain is designed to reduce delays and fragmentation in current collateral systems, where assets can be trapped across institutions and time zones. The approach relies on tokenizing collateral and automating workflows through smart contracts to enable near real-time collateral movement across traditional financial markets and blockchain networks.
DTCC said Chainlink’s Runtime Environment will handle orchestration, data access, and automation for the AppChain. It will support automated workflows including eligibility checks, asset valuation, margining, collateral optimization, and settlement.
DTCC also said the Runtime Environment is intended to provide a reusable framework so the Collateral AppChain can scale across new data types, asset classes, and collateral use cases, rather than requiring one-off connections to each data source.
“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, in a statement.
“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.”
DTCC’s announcement comes amid the scale of its market infrastructure. The firm processed securities transactions valued at $4.7 quadrillion in 2025 and held custody of securities from more than 150 countries valued at $114 trillion.
DTCC also said more than 50 companies have joined a separate working group for its tokenized services platform. A limited live-transaction test is planned for July, with a full launch scheduled for October, indicating that its blockchain initiatives extend beyond collateral.
Chainlink’s native token, LINK, was down more than 3% on the day to $10.22, while up 17% over the last month.
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