diff --git a/nautilus_core/Cargo.lock b/nautilus_core/Cargo.lock
index 0b014c40ca88..40c716b95f8b 100644
--- a/nautilus_core/Cargo.lock
+++ b/nautilus_core/Cargo.lock
@@ -2446,7 +2446,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "rstest",
  "rust_decimal",
  "rust_decimal_macros",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "streaming-iterator",
  "thiserror",
+ "time",
  "tokio",
  "ustr",
 ]
@@ -3702,9 +3706,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustix"
-version = "0.38.29"
+version = "0.38.30"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0a1a81a2478639a14e68937903356dbac62cf52171148924f754bb8a8cd7a96c"
+checksum = "322394588aaf33c24007e8bb3238ee3e4c5c09c084ab32bc73890b99ff326bca"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.4.1",
  "errno",
diff --git a/nautilus_core/adapters/Cargo.toml b/nautilus_core/adapters/Cargo.toml
index 1e6e7f5927a6..1fb2e3087f3b 100644
--- a/nautilus_core/adapters/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nautilus_core/adapters/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,11 +22,15 @@ pyo3 = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 rand = { workspace = true }
 rust_decimal = { workspace = true }
 rust_decimal_macros = { workspace = true }
+serde = { workspace = true }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 ustr = { workspace = true }
 databento = { version = "0.5.0", optional = true }
 dbn = { version = "0.14.1", optional = true, features = ["python"] }
+streaming-iterator = "0.1.9"
+time = "0.3.31"
 
 [features]
 extension-module = [
diff --git a/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/loader.rs b/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/loader.rs
index 97d459d8d1e8..ecf1ccb556e4 100644
--- a/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/loader.rs
+++ b/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/loader.rs
@@ -12,3 +12,215 @@
 //  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 //  limitations under the License.
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+use std::{env, fs, path::PathBuf};
+
+use anyhow::{bail, Result};
+use databento::dbn;
+use dbn::{
+    decode::{dbn::Decoder, DecodeDbn},
+    Record,
+};
+use indexmap::IndexMap;
+use nautilus_model::{
+    data::Data,
+    identifiers::{instrument_id::InstrumentId, symbol::Symbol, venue::Venue},
+};
+use pyo3::prelude::*;
+use streaming_iterator::StreamingIterator;
+use time;
+use ustr::Ustr;
+
+use super::{parsing::parse_record, types::DatabentoPublisher};
+
+pub type PublisherId = u16;
+pub type Dataset = Ustr;
+
+/// Provides a Nautilus data loader for Databento Binary Encoding (DBN) format data.
+///
+/// # Supported schemas:
+///  - MBO -> `OrderBookDelta`
+///  - MBP_1 -> `QuoteTick` | `TradeTick`
+///  - MBP_10 -> `OrderBookDepth10`
+///  - TBBO -> `QuoteTick` | `TradeTick`
+///  - TRADES -> `TradeTick`
+///  - OHLCV_1S -> `Bar`
+///  - OHLCV_1M -> `Bar`
+///  - OHLCV_1H -> `Bar`
+///  - OHLCV_1D -> `Bar`
+///  - DEFINITION -> `Instrument`
+///  - IMBALANCE -> `DatabentoImbalance`
+///  - STATISTICS -> `DatabentoStatistics`
+///
+/// For the loader to work correctly, you must first either:
+///  - Load Databento instrument definitions from a DBN file using `load_instruments(...)`
+///  - Manually add Nautilus instrument objects through `add_instruments(...)`
+///
+/// # Warnings
+/// The following Databento instrument classes are not supported:
+///  - ``FUTURE_SPREAD``
+///  - ``OPTION_SPEAD``
+///  - ``MIXED_SPREAD``
+///  - ``FX_SPOT``
+///
+/// # References
+/// https://docs.databento.com/knowledge-base/new-users/dbn-encoding
+#[cfg_attr(
+    feature = "python",
+    pyclass(module = "nautilus_trader.core.nautilus_pyo3.databento")
+)]
+pub struct DatabentoDataLoader {
+    publishers: IndexMap<PublisherId, DatabentoPublisher>,
+    venue_dataset: IndexMap<Venue, Dataset>,
+}
+
+impl DatabentoDataLoader {
+    pub fn new(path: Option<PathBuf>) -> Result<Self> {
+        let mut loader = Self {
+            publishers: IndexMap::new(),
+            venue_dataset: IndexMap::new(),
+        };
+
+        // Load publishers
+        let publishers_path = match path {
+            Some(p) => p,
+            None => {
+                // Use built-in publishers path
+                let mut exe_path = env::current_exe()?;
+                exe_path.pop();
+                exe_path.push("publishers.json");
+                exe_path
+            }
+        };
+
+        loader.load_publishers(publishers_path)?;
+
+        Ok(loader)
+    }
+
+    /// Load the publishers data from the file at the given `path`.
+    pub fn load_publishers(&mut self, path: PathBuf) -> Result<()> {
+        let file_content = fs::read_to_string(path)?;
+        let publishers: Vec<DatabentoPublisher> = serde_json::from_str(&file_content)?;
+
+        self.publishers = publishers
+            .clone()
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|p| (p.publisher_id, p))
+            .collect::<IndexMap<u16, DatabentoPublisher>>();
+
+        self.venue_dataset = publishers
+            .iter()
+            .map(|p| {
+                (
+                    Venue::from(p.venue.as_str()),
+                    Dataset::from(p.dataset.as_str()),
+                )
+            })
+            .collect::<IndexMap<Venue, Ustr>>();
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Return the internal Databento publishers currently held by the loader.
+    pub fn get_publishers(&self) -> &IndexMap<u16, DatabentoPublisher> {
+        &self.publishers
+    }
+
+    // Return the dataset which matches the given `venue` (if found).
+    pub fn get_dataset_for_venue(&self, venue: &Venue) -> Option<&Dataset> {
+        self.venue_dataset.get(venue)
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_nautilus_instrument_id_for_record(
+        &self,
+        record: &dbn::RecordRef,
+        metadata: &dbn::Metadata,
+    ) -> Result<InstrumentId> {
+        let (publisher_id, instrument_id, nanoseconds) = match record.rtype()? {
+            dbn::RType::Mbo => {
+                let msg = record.get::<dbn::MboMsg>().unwrap(); // SAFETY: RType known
+                (msg.hd.publisher_id, msg.hd.instrument_id, msg.ts_recv)
+            }
+            dbn::RType::Mbp0 => {
+                let msg = record.get::<dbn::TradeMsg>().unwrap(); // SAFETY: RType known
+                (msg.hd.publisher_id, msg.hd.instrument_id, msg.ts_recv)
+            }
+            dbn::RType::Mbp1 => {
+                let msg = record.get::<dbn::Mbp1Msg>().unwrap(); // SAFETY: RType known
+                (msg.hd.publisher_id, msg.hd.instrument_id, msg.ts_recv)
+            }
+            dbn::RType::Mbp10 => {
+                let msg = record.get::<dbn::Mbp10Msg>().unwrap(); // SAFETY: RType known
+                (msg.hd.publisher_id, msg.hd.instrument_id, msg.ts_recv)
+            }
+            dbn::RType::Ohlcv1S
+            | dbn::RType::Ohlcv1M
+            | dbn::RType::Ohlcv1H
+            | dbn::RType::Ohlcv1D
+            | dbn::RType::OhlcvEod => {
+                let msg = record.get::<dbn::OhlcvMsg>().unwrap(); // SAFETY: RType known
+                (msg.hd.publisher_id, msg.hd.instrument_id, msg.hd.ts_event)
+            }
+            _ => bail!("RType is currently unsupported by NautilusTrader"),
+        };
+
+        let duration = time::Duration::nanoseconds(nanoseconds as i64);
+        let datetime = time::OffsetDateTime::UNIX_EPOCH
+            .checked_add(duration)
+            .unwrap();
+        let date = datetime.date();
+        let symbol_map = metadata.symbol_map_for_date(date)?;
+        let raw_symbol = symbol_map
+            .get(instrument_id)
+            .expect("No raw symbol found for {instrument_id}");
+
+        let symbol = Symbol {
+            value: Ustr::from(raw_symbol),
+        };
+        let venue_str = self.publishers.get(&publisher_id).unwrap().venue.as_str();
+        let venue = Venue {
+            value: Ustr::from(venue_str),
+        };
+
+        Ok(InstrumentId::new(symbol, venue))
+    }
+
+    pub fn schema_from_file(&self, path: PathBuf) -> Result<dbn::Schema> {
+        let decoder = Decoder::from_zstd_file(path)?;
+        let metadata = decoder.metadata();
+        Ok(metadata
+            .schema
+            .expect("Mixed schemas are not currently supported."))
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_records<T>(
+        &self,
+        path: PathBuf,
+    ) -> Result<impl Iterator<Item = Result<(Data, Option<Data>)>> + '_>
+    where
+        T: dbn::Record + dbn::HasRType + 'static,
+    {
+        let decoder = Decoder::from_zstd_file(path)?;
+        let metadata = decoder.metadata().clone();
+        let mut dbn_stream = decoder.decode_stream::<T>();
+
+        Ok(std::iter::from_fn(move || {
+            dbn_stream.advance();
+            match dbn_stream.get() {
+                Some(record) => {
+                    let rec_ref = dbn::RecordRef::from(record);
+                    let instrument_id = self
+                        .get_nautilus_instrument_id_for_record(&rec_ref, &metadata)
+                        .unwrap();
+
+                    match parse_record(&rec_ref, instrument_id, 0) {
+                        Ok(data) => Some(Ok(data)),
+                        Err(e) => Some(Err(e)),
+                    }
+                }
+                None => None,
+            }
+        }))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/mod.rs b/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/mod.rs
index 992e37bfec44..0f1c28d8944c 100644
--- a/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/mod.rs
+++ b/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/mod.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 pub mod common;
-pub mod historical;
 pub mod loader;
 pub mod parsing;
 pub mod types;
diff --git a/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/parsing.rs b/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/parsing.rs
index b9ef037673f7..d22c791495ac 100644
--- a/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/parsing.rs
+++ b/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/parsing.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use std::{
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, Result};
 use databento::dbn;
+use dbn::Record;
 use itoa;
 use nautilus_core::{datetime::NANOSECONDS_IN_SECOND, time::UnixNanos};
 use nautilus_model::{
@@ -490,33 +491,14 @@ pub fn parse_ohlcv_msg(
     Ok(bar)
 }
 
-// pub fn parse_record_with_metadata<T>(
-//     record: T,
-//     publishers: IndexMap<PublisherId, DatabentoPublisher>,
-//     ts_init: UnixNanos,
-// ) -> Result<(Data, Option<Data>)> {
-//     let publisher_id: PublisherId = record.header().publisher_id;
-//     let publisher = publishers
-//         .get(&record.header().publisher_id)
-//         .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Publisher ID {publisher_id} not found in map"))?;
-//
-//     let raw_symbol = unsafe { parse_raw_ptr_to_ustr(record.raw_symbol.as_ptr())? };
-//     let instrument_id = nautilus_instrument_id_from_databento(raw_symbol, publisher);
-// }
-
-pub fn parse_record<T>(
-    record: T,
+pub fn parse_record(
+    record: &dbn::RecordRef,
     instrument_id: InstrumentId,
     ts_init: UnixNanos,
-) -> Result<(Data, Option<Data>)>
-where
-    T: dbn::Record + dbn::HasRType,
-{
-    let record_ref = dbn::RecordRef::from(&record);
-
+) -> Result<(Data, Option<Data>)> {
     let result = match record.rtype()? {
         dbn::RType::Mbo => {
-            let msg = record_ref.get::<dbn::MboMsg>().unwrap(); // SAFETY: RType known
+            let msg = record.get::<dbn::MboMsg>().unwrap(); // SAFETY: RType known
             let result = parse_mbo_msg(msg, instrument_id, 2, ts_init)?;
             match result {
                 (Some(delta), None) => (Data::Delta(delta), None),
@@ -525,12 +507,12 @@ where
             }
         }
         dbn::RType::Mbp0 => {
-            let msg = record_ref.get::<dbn::TradeMsg>().unwrap(); // SAFETY: RType known
+            let msg = record.get::<dbn::TradeMsg>().unwrap(); // SAFETY: RType known
             let trade = parse_trade_msg(msg, instrument_id, 2, ts_init)?;
             (Data::Trade(trade), None)
         }
         dbn::RType::Mbp1 => {
-            let msg = record_ref.get::<dbn::Mbp1Msg>().unwrap(); // SAFETY: RType known
+            let msg = record.get::<dbn::Mbp1Msg>().unwrap(); // SAFETY: RType known
             let result = parse_mbp1_msg(msg, instrument_id, 2, ts_init)?;
             match result {
                 (quote, None) => (Data::Quote(quote), None),
@@ -538,7 +520,7 @@ where
             }
         }
         dbn::RType::Mbp10 => {
-            let msg = record_ref.get::<dbn::Mbp10Msg>().unwrap(); // SAFETY: RType known
+            let msg = record.get::<dbn::Mbp10Msg>().unwrap(); // SAFETY: RType known
             let depth = parse_mbp10_msg(msg, instrument_id, 2, ts_init)?;
             (Data::Depth10(depth), None)
         }
@@ -547,7 +529,7 @@ where
         | dbn::RType::Ohlcv1H
         | dbn::RType::Ohlcv1D
         | dbn::RType::OhlcvEod => {
-            let msg = record_ref.get::<dbn::OhlcvMsg>().unwrap(); // SAFETY: RType known
+            let msg = record.get::<dbn::OhlcvMsg>().unwrap(); // SAFETY: RType known
             let bar = parse_ohlcv_msg(msg, instrument_id, 2, ts_init)?;
             (Data::Bar(bar), None)
         }
diff --git a/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/historical.rs b/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/python/loader.rs
similarity index 71%
rename from nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/historical.rs
rename to nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/python/loader.rs
index 97d459d8d1e8..27cff1aed8f3 100644
--- a/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/historical.rs
+++ b/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/python/loader.rs
@@ -12,3 +12,18 @@
 //  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 //  limitations under the License.
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use nautilus_core::python::to_pyvalue_err;
+use pyo3::prelude::*;
+
+use crate::databento::loader::DatabentoDataLoader;
+
+#[pymethods]
+impl DatabentoDataLoader {
+    #[new]
+    pub fn py_new(path: Option<String>) -> PyResult<Self> {
+        DatabentoDataLoader::new(path.map(PathBuf::from)).map_err(to_pyvalue_err)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/python/mod.rs b/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/python/mod.rs
index 00563cd1c676..7cca0dcab793 100644
--- a/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/python/mod.rs
+++ b/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/python/mod.rs
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@
 //  limitations under the License.
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+pub mod loader;
 pub mod parsing;
diff --git a/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/types.rs b/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/types.rs
index fd6bbff3b34a..70f8307a0bd6 100644
--- a/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/types.rs
+++ b/nautilus_core/adapters/src/databento/types.rs
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 use databento::dbn;
+use serde::Deserialize;
 
 /// Represents a Databento publisher ID.
 pub type PublisherId = u16;
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Deserialize)]
 pub struct DatabentoPublisher {
     pub publisher_id: PublisherId,
     pub dataset: dbn::Dataset,
diff --git a/nautilus_trader/adapters/databento/loaders.py b/nautilus_trader/adapters/databento/loaders.py
index dc5251097507..b0af7594bf0a 100644
--- a/nautilus_trader/adapters/databento/loaders.py
+++ b/nautilus_trader/adapters/databento/loaders.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class DatabentoDataLoader:
     Supported schemas:
      - MBO -> `OrderBookDelta`
      - MBP_1 -> `QuoteTick` | `TradeTick`
-     - MBP_10 -> `OrderBookDeltas` (as snapshots)
+     - MBP_10 -> `OrderBookDepth10`
      - TBBO -> `QuoteTick` | `TradeTick`
      - TRADES -> `TradeTick`
      - OHLCV_1S -> `Bar`
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class DatabentoDataLoader:
 
     Warnings
     --------
-    The following Databento instrument classes are not supported:
+    The following Databento instrument classes are not currently supported:
      - ``FUTURE_SPREAD``
      - ``OPTION_SPEAD``
      - ``MIXED_SPREAD``
@@ -105,27 +105,6 @@ def instruments(self) -> dict[InstrumentId, Instrument]:
         """
         return self._instruments
 
-    def get_venue_for_dataset(self, dataset: str) -> Venue:
-        """
-        Return a venue for the given `dataset`.
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        dataset : str
-            The dataset for the venue.
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        Venue
-
-        Raises
-        ------
-        KeyError
-            If `dataset` is not in the map of publishers.
-
-        """
-        return self._dataset_venue[dataset]
-
     def get_dataset_for_venue(self, venue: Venue) -> str:
         """
         Return a dataset for the given `venue`.
@@ -168,7 +147,6 @@ def load_publishers(self, path: PathLike[str] | str) -> None:
         publishers: list[DatabentoPublisher] = decoder.decode(path.read_bytes())
 
         self._publishers = {p.publisher_id: p for p in publishers}
-        self._dataset_venue: dict[str, Venue] = {p.dataset: Venue(p.venue) for p in publishers}
         self._venue_dataset: dict[Venue, str] = {Venue(p.venue): p.dataset for p in publishers}
 
     def load_instruments(self, path: PathLike[str] | str) -> None: