DTCC — Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
The DTCC processes over $3 quadrillion in securities transactions annually as the US financial market's central post-trade infrastructure — and its blockchain initiatives (Project Ion, Project Whitney) will determine whether tokenization integrates with or displaces traditional settlement.
DTCC Project Ion and Blockchain Settlement
Project Ion is DTCC's distributed ledger technology platform for accelerated equity settlement, running in parallel with existing settlement systems and processing $1B+ per day in test transactions — the most consequential blockchain initiative for US equity market infrastructure.