The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is making big moves in the tokenization space, and Ripple has a seat at the table.
Crypto pundit Kenny Nguyen highlighted a significant development in a recent post. The DTCC plans initial production trades for its DTC tokenization service in July 2026, with a full-service launch following in October 2026.
The DTCC custodies over $114 trillion in assets and settles the majority of U.S. securities transactions. This creates a massive market for XRP, and Ripple is participating through Ripple Prime, its institutional prime brokerage arm, formerly known as Hidden Road.
Ripple Prime sits among 50+ heavyweights inside DTCC’s Industry Working Group, alongside heavyweights like BlackRock, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Citi.
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DTCC 🤝 RIPPLE PRIME
LAUNCH: JULY, 2026 https://t.co/iEaP6tj1je pic.twitter.com/UNyILvoz1F
— Kenny Nguyen (@mrnguyen007) June 14, 2026
The DTCC’s New Initiative
July 2026 marks a soft launch. The DTCC will conduct limited production trades of tokenized real-world assets in a controlled environment using real data and real workflows. The initial asset pool includes Russell 1000 equities, ETFs, and U.S. Treasuries.
October 2026 brings the full service launch. At that point, DTC participants gain the option to select tokenized record-keeping as a standard operational feature. The service tokenizes DTC-custodied assets while preserving traditional entitlements and ownership rights. It aims to bridge TradFi and DeFi for better liquidity, efficiency, and interoperability across chains.
Ripple Prime’s Path to the Working Group
Ripple acquired Hidden Road in April 2025 for $1.25 billion. Ripple rebranded it as Ripple Prime and gained direct access to institutional infrastructure through the acquisition. By March 2026, Ripple Prime appeared live on the NSCC directory, a DTCC subsidiary overseeing U.S. clearing operations. In May 2026, it officially joined the DTCC tokenization working group.
Potential Impact on XRP
The DTCC also selected the Stellar network as the first public blockchain in its multi-chain strategy. XLM surged over 80% in the days following that announcement. Trading volume jumped over 900%. That price action happened before Stellar’s integration even went live.
Many in the community believe that XRP could experience the same once the full launch happens in October. However, the work begins next month.
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XRP’s Position Heading Into July
Ripple Prime is now an active participant in the infrastructure development standards for tokenized securities settlement. The July soft launch is weeks away, and many believe XRP has not yet priced in this development because of its recent decline.
The XRP community is watching closely. The broader crypto market has not fully registered what is happening. A $114 trillion system is beginning to tokenize its assets, and Ripple Prime has a confirmed seat in that process from day one.
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