DTCC Patent Suggests Ripple As Key Destination Network

A recent patent application by DTCC has caught the attention of the XRP community, with some interpreting it as evidence of an existing partnership or live implementation.

However, according to a tweet from XRP community commentator XRP Myth Buster, the document actually outlines a technical framework for moving assets between different distributed ledger networks through bridge nodes and transaction chains.

The patent application, published as US 2025/0078162 A1 in 2019, explicitly names the 'Ripple DLT System' as a destination network for routing cross-ledger liquidity.

In a sample transaction illustrated in the document, an ABC token is transferred from User A on Stellar to User B on Ripple, with Ripple serving as the destination ledger.

The patent also describes a 'Bridge Graph,' a mechanism that maps connections between separate blockchain networks. The system analyzes available payment paths by reading bridge metadata for the relevant networks before constructing a Bridge Graph linking the source ledger to the destination ledger.