Did DTCC Choose the Canton Network Over XRP. Jake Claver on tokenization and settlement.
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Claver addresses whether XRP has lost its position with the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation following investments in the Canton Network. He distinguishes between the front-end tokenization of equities and back-end settlement operations. Claver states that stock tokenization may take place across various platforms, including Canton Network or other distributed networks chosen by individual exchanges, provided those systems maintain interoperability with DTCC infrastructure. A financial investment by DTCC into Canton Network indicates an interest in interoperability and adoption rather than an exclusive operational commitment. For core settlement, Claver points to DTCC's Project Ion initiative developed with enterprise software firm R3. He asserts that R3 relies on XRP as its primary settlement mechanism due to its regulatory status in the United States. Consequently, Claver contends that tokenization layers and backend settlement functions operate as two separate components, leaving XRP positioned for backend settlement tasks regardless of which network handles asset tokenization.
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