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Morgan Stanley has started adopting DTCC’s new tokenization infrastructure, joining the clearinghouse’s push to put securities held in custody onto blockchain networks. The service, DTCC’s DTC Tokenization Service (DTS), went into live production on October 28, 2026, according to AMBCrypto.
The bank described its participation as a move from experiment to hands-on implementation. Amy Oldenburg, Morgan Stanley’s Head of Digital Assets Strategy, said the integration work will inform the firm’s digital asset development as markets evolve, AMBCrypto reported.
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Key facts
- DTCC’s DTC Tokenization Service went live on October 28, 2026, turning client securities held in custody into tokens.
- Morgan Stanley is using the service, and its Head of Digital Assets Strategy, Amy Oldenburg, said the integration experience will shape its digital asset work.
- Chainlink’s APAC Equities Streams now cover more than $40 trillion in equity markets across China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
- The feeds carry live prices for TSMC, Tencent, Samsung, SK Hynix, and BYD.
- Those feeds are already available on Lighter, Jupiter Exchange, and Predict.
Securities move into token form
DTCC’s service converts securities that clients hold in custody into blockchain tokens. If the approach works as intended, it could improve liquidity in equities and make collateral easier to use in lending transactions.
Morgan Stanley’s role is notable because a large bank is now operating inside a live tokenization system rather than a pilot. The bank’s own framing suggests the integration itself, not the announcement, is the useful part: operating the system against real market infrastructure is what will teach the firm how its digital asset plans should develop.
Chainlink extends equity data into Asia
On the data side, Chainlink (LINK) has widened its APAC Equities Streams to cover stock markets across five Asian jurisdictions, with a combined value above $40 trillion. The streams supply live prices for major listed companies, giving blockchain platforms a feed of traditional stock market data.
Three platforms, Lighter, Jupiter Exchange, and Predict, already use the feeds for trading and prediction markets linked to traditional equities. For crypto venues, the value is in having a price reference for assets whose primary market sits outside blockchain rails.
Why it matters
Banks and crypto data providers are bringing traditional financial assets onto blockchain networks from two directions: custody and issuance on one side, price data and on-chain trading on the other. Wider availability does not by itself create active markets, however. Sustained trading volume, consistent settlement, and rising transaction counts are what turn access into demand, and the article draws a distinction between institutions adopting a technology and markets adopting it.
This is a step beyond earlier tokenization experiments, when projects mostly demonstrated that assets could be represented on-chain. The current phase is about plugging those tokens into infrastructure that already supports lending, collateral, and trading.
What to watch
The measurable test is activity on the newly tokenized assets and on the Chainlink feeds: whether trading volume on platforms such as Lighter, Jupiter Exchange, and Predict produces repeat settlement and rising transaction counts. Without that, more listed assets will not translate into deeper liquidity.
This article is informational only and is not financial advice. Crypto and tokenized asset markets are volatile and uncertain, and readers should do their own research before making any decision.
Reported by AMBCrypto.
Source: AMBCrypto