Wall Street Banks Test Tokenization with Chainlink, DTCC

• Chainlink, DTCC pilot tests tokenization of funds.
• Project involved major US banks like BNY Mellon, JPMorgan.
• Success paves way for wider use of blockchain in finance.

Blockchain oracle company Chainlink, in collaboration with the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC), has completed a pilot program aimed at accelerating the tokenization of traditional financial funds. The project, dubbed Smart NAV, involved several prominent U.S. banks and explored the use of blockchain technology for disseminating fund data.

The pilot program included participation from major financial institutions such as American Century Investments, BNY Mellon, and JPMorgan. According to a DTCC report, the project successfully demonstrated the feasibility of embedding standardized fund data onto blockchains. This approach, the report suggests, could facilitate the development of various applications within the tokenized finance space, including brokerage portfolio tools.

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