Securitize Tokenises Its Own Shares on NYSE Debut, Creating the Largest Tokenised Stock at Launch

For anyone in the UK still weighing whether tokenised equity is a real market or a slide in a pitch deck, the past week offered a concrete answer. On 2 July, Securitize began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SECZ, and on the same day it made its own newly listed shares available as a token onchain. It is the first company to bring its own public stock onchain at the moment it becomes a listed entity, and the tokenised version is expected to be the largest tokenised stock in the world at launch.

Securitize is not a fringe name. It is the firm that turns funds run by BlackRock, Apollo and VanEck into blockchain tokens, and it administers BlackRock's BUIDL, the single largest tokenised Treasury product. It reached the public market through a merger with Cantor Equity Partners II, a special purpose vehicle backed by Cantor Fitzgerald, in a deal expected to raise around 400 million dollars in gross proceeds, including PIPE financing, that valued the business at roughly 1.25 billion dollars going in. The listing itself is a milestone. The self tokenisation is the part that matters for the direction of travel.

What actually happened

Alongside the ordinary NYSE listing, Securitize issued an issuer sponsored token representing the same common stock, initially on the Avalanche and Solana networks. Eligible United States investors can access tokenised SECZ through Securitize's own regulated platform, subject to onboarding, KYC and AML checks, jurisdictional eligibility and the applicable securities law that governs any share.

The framing from the company was deliberate. Chief executive Carlos Domingo stressed that SECZ is not a synthetic token or an offshore wrapper, but issuer sponsored tokenisation of the same common stock trading on the NYSE, made available through regulated infrastructure. In his words, that is how tokenisation should scale, with real ownership, regulatory clarity and the issuer at the centre.

That distinction is the whole story. Earlier waves of tokenised stock were often built by third parties creating a derivative or a claim that tracked a share without being the share. This is the issuer itself putting its own equity onchain, with the same legal ownership as the paper version.

"A share is a share is a share".

Why it matters to founders and investors

The UK relevance is not that British founders will list on the NYSE and tokenise on Solana next quarter. It is what the model demonstrates about plumbing that is now being built in parallel here through the Digital Securities Sandbox and the PISCES regime for private company shares.

Three things stand out. First, the issuer sponsored model answers the credibility question that has dogged tokenised equity, namely whether a token really is the share or merely a bet on its price. When the company issues the token itself, that gap closes. Second, doing it at listing day rather than years later signals that tokenisation is moving from retrofit to default, something a company builds in from the start rather than bolts on. Third, an issuer sponsored token that carries real ownership is the template a private UK company could one day use to give employees and early backers a tradable holding, without inventing a synthetic instrument.

None of this removes the hard parts. Custody, the reconciliation between an onchain ledger and the official share register, and investor eligibility rules still decide whether any of it is usable. But the argument that tokenised equity is theoretical is harder to make when the firm that tokenises BlackRock's funds has just tokenised itself.

Key takeaways

• Securitize listed on the NYSE as SECZ on 2 July and tokenised its own common stock the same day, a market first for a newly listed company.

• The token is issuer sponsored and represents the same shares, initially on Avalanche and Solana, and is expected to be the largest tokenised stock at launch.

• The listing valued Securitize at around 1.25 billion dollars via a Cantor Fitzgerald backed vehicle, in a deal expected to raise roughly 400 million dollars in gross proceeds.

• The issuer sponsored model closes the credibility gap between a token and the underlying share, the same gap UK private markets will have to close for tokenised equity to work here.

Sources: PR Newswire, Blockhead, Markets Media, Cryptobriefing.

How Securitize got to listing day: timeline

• July 2026: The business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II was scheduled to close on 1 July, the day before SECZ began trading.

• June 2026: Cantor Equity Partners II held its shareholder vote on the merger on 29 June. In the week before the vote, co-founder and chief executive Carlos Domingo said: "Today, tokenization is moving into the mainstream, and we believe becoming a public company gives us the visibility, credibility, and capital to lead that next phase of growth."

• June 2026: In early June the US Securities and Exchange Commission declared the deal's registration statement effective, the step that lets a SPAC merger proceed to a shareholder vote.

• March 2026: Securitize filed its S-4 registration statement with the SEC.

• January 2026: Securitize reported 841 per cent revenue growth as it prepared to go public.

• October 2025: Securitize and Cantor Equity Partners II, a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Cantor Fitzgerald, announced their business combination, valuing Securitize at 1.25 billion dollars pre-money.

Frequently asked questions

When did Securitize list on the NYSE?

Securitize began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SECZ on 2 July 2026, and made its own newly listed shares available as a token onchain the same day.

Which blockchains is tokenised SECZ issued on?

The issuer sponsored SECZ token was issued initially on the Avalanche and Solana networks. Eligible US investors can access it through Securitize's regulated platform, subject to onboarding, KYC and AML checks and jurisdictional eligibility.

Is tokenised SECZ a synthetic token?

No. Securitize chief executive Carlos Domingo stressed that SECZ is not a synthetic token or an offshore wrapper, but issuer sponsored tokenisation of the same common stock trading on the NYSE, with the same legal ownership.

How did Securitize go public?

Securitize reached the public market through a merger with Cantor Equity Partners II, a special purpose vehicle backed by Cantor Fitzgerald, in a deal expected to raise around 400 million dollars in gross proceeds, including PIPE financing, that valued the business at roughly 1.25 billion dollars.

Why does Securitize's self tokenisation matter for UK private companies?

An issuer sponsored token carrying real ownership is a template a private UK company could one day use to give employees and early backers a tradable holding, as the Digital Securities Sandbox and PISCES regime develop. Custody, register reconciliation and eligibility rules remain the hard parts.

Who backed Securitize's route to a public listing?

The deal included 225 million dollars in PIPE commitments from investors including Arche, Borderless Capital, Hanwha Investment & Securities, InterVest and ParaFi Capital. Existing investors including ARK Invest, BlackRock, Hamilton Lane, Morgan Stanley Investment Management and Tradeweb Markets rolled 100 per cent of their stakes into the combined company. Former SEC official Brett Redfearn was appointed President and board member to manage regulatory relationships and exchange engagement.