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Alpaca Says It Custodies 94% of Tokenized U.S. Stocks and ETFs
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Fusion42 · 26 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Alpaca custodies 94% of tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs ($1.5bn AUM), establishing itself as the infrastructure backbone for equity tokenisation as the DTCC prepares to launch its own tokenization service in October.
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You've built a tokenized equity platform and Alpaca now sits between you and every customer's settlement. When DTCC launches its own tokenization service in October, Alpaca's 94% custody monopoly becomes a competitive threat—you'll either pay their fees or build your own licensed clearing path, which takes years.
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