Tokenized funds need trustworthy numbers before they need more tokens
DTCC’s Smart NAV pilot examined how fund price and rate data could reach blockchain applications through a shared distribution process.
From the archive · 16 May 2024
A retrospective written for Chain Perspective. It describes the source at that date and does not imply current availability or status.
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In brief
- The pilot extended the concept behind an existing mutual-fund data service.
- DTCC and Chainlink worked with ten market participants.
The development
DTCC published its Smart NAV pilot findings in May 2024. The experiment explored distributing mutual-fund price and rate information through blockchain infrastructure, building on DTCC’s Mutual Fund Profile Service. Ten market participants and Chainlink took part. DTCC supplied the data and governed its on-chain storage arrangement, while Chainlink’s interoperability technology helped make that information available across networks.
Why it matters
A tokenized fund still needs dependable information about the asset it represents. Moving that data consistently can matter as much as issuing the token itself. The pilot examined an enabling workflow, not the launch of every possible fund product that might use it. For readers, the key questions are who originates a valuation, how updates reach an application and which party is responsible when data needs correction.
Sources and verification
Based on an official announcement
Based on the dated primary source. This retrospective does not establish current availability or subsequent outcomes.
- Smart NAV Pilot Report: Bringing Trusted Data to the Blockchain Ecosystem ↗DTCC · Primary document · 16 May 2024
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