Wall Street clearing giant DTCC has announced its intention to connect its tokenized securities platform to the Stellar network by 2027. This significant development immediately impacted Stellar's native token, XLM, which saw its price surge by as much as 20% following the news, accompanied by a dramatic increase in trading volume.

Stellar (XLM) experienced a substantial uptick, with its trading volume soaring by 927% in the last 24 hours to reach $934.99 million, according to CoinMarketCap data. At the time of writing, XLM's price was up nearly 17% over 24 hours, trading at $0.172, and had climbed 20% weekly. This price increase is particularly notable as it occurred despite a broader fresh selling pressure in the crypto market, which witnessed over $930 million in liquidations, with long positions accounting for $870 million.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), a central figure in U.S. market infrastructure that oversees more than $114 trillion in assets, is a key traditional finance player actively pushing into tokenization. The planned integration with Stellar builds upon an SEC No-Action Letter that DTC received in December 2025. This letter authorizes DTC to implement and operate a service specifically for tokenizing real-world assets that are custodied by DTC.

This initiative will enable market participants to leverage traditional assets within a digital ecosystem while crucially retaining the existing investor protections, entitlements, and safeguards that are consistent with those applicable to traditionally held securities. The connection to DTCC's platform represents a significant step for the adoption and legitimacy of tokenized assets within the mainstream financial system.

Following the news, Stellar's price quickly jumped from $0.146 to $0.17, forming a large green daily candlestick. This upward movement also saw XLM break through the daily MA 50, a resistance level that had capped its price in previous weeks. The positive momentum continued into the following day, with Stellar reaching an intraday high of $0.18, a level not observed since April 22.