Catenaa, Tuesday, August 11, 2026-Broadridge Financial Solutions processed more than $8 trillion through its blockchain-based repo platform in July, offering fresh evidence that distributed ledger technology is moving deeper into traditional financial market infrastructure.
The Distributed Ledger Repo platform, known as DLR, handled an average $365 billion in transactions each day during the month. That represented a 28% increase from a year earlier, Broadridge said.
The scale is notable because the activity is not primarily crypto trading. It involves repurchase agreements, or repos, a major part of the financial system used by banks and other institutions for short-term borrowing.
A repo is effectively a short-term secured loan.
One institution sells securities, often government bonds, to another party while agreeing to buy them back later, usually at a slightly higher price. The securities act as collateral for the financing.
Broadridge is using distributed ledger technology to make parts of that process faster and easier to manage.
Its DLR platform allows institutions to conduct repo transactions while continuing to use their existing trading and post-trade systems.
The blockchain layer allows financing and tokenized collateral to move between counterparties in real time. That can help institutions manage cash and securities more efficiently instead of waiting for traditional settlement processes.
The $8 trillion monthly figure therefore illustrates a different side of blockchain adoption.
Much of the industry’s attention has focused on cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and tokenized stocks. Broadridge’s volumes show distributed ledgers can also operate behind the scenes in some of the world’s largest conventional financial markets.
Broadridge has expanded blockchain technology into other areas of financial infrastructure.
Its systems support onchain shareholder voting and governance, while the company also works on digital asset custody, wallets and post-trade infrastructure.
Galaxy previously used Broadridge technology for shareholder voting. Kraken parent Payward has also worked with Broadridge to extend voting rights to holders of tokenized equities.
These applications point toward a broader institutional model for blockchain adoption.
Instead of replacing existing financial markets, distributed ledgers can increasingly operate underneath them, connecting conventional securities with tokenized collateral, faster settlement and automated ownership records.
For Broadridge, July’s volumes suggest that model is already processing transactions measured in trillions rather than billions.
Broadridge shares rose 4.14% on Monday and closed at $173.40 on the New York Stock Exchange.
