Tokenized Repo Moves Market Plumbing Toward Near-Instant Settlement

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Major repo market participants are shifting core settlement infrastructure onto distributed ledgers, using tokenized cash and securities to compress settlement windows and reduce counterparty risk. The change marks a structural upgrade to financing-market plumbing, with platforms such as JPMorgan’s Kinexys, Broadridge’s DLR and the Canton Network already processing large volumes through pilots and early deployments.

Digital Asset Seeks $300M to Scale Canton Network

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Digital Asset Holdings is pursuing roughly $300 million in new capital at an implied valuation of about $2 billion, according to a Bloomberg report. The financing would support the next phase of Canton Network deployment, giving the company more resources to expand its institutional tokenization infrastructure.

DTCC selects privacy-focused Canton Network to tokenise U.S. Treasuries

Finance desk with a suited analyst beside screens showing tokenized U.S. Treasuries on the Canton Network ledger, DTCC branding.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has chosen the Canton Network to pilot tokenization of U.S. Treasury securities, gaining a limited regulatory runway via an SEC no-action letter. The move targets faster settlement, expanded liquidity and 24/7 on-chain workflows that could reshape how institutional treasuries and trading desks manage collateral.