Securitize Launches Onchain U.S. Stock Trading for Global Investors
Securitize debuts tokenized U.S. equities on Solana, offering eligible global investors 1:1-backed shares with full economic rights.
Securitize has launched a blockchain-based platform enabling eligible investors worldwide to trade U.S. equities as tokenized securities, the company announced from Miami. Branded as Securitize Stocks, the product provides 1:1-backed representations of U.S. shares that carry the same rights and economic benefits as the underlying securities.
The offering operates through Securitize's registered broker-dealer infrastructure and runs on the Solana blockchain. The company also indicated the product will expand to two additional venues: the NYSE Alternative Trading System and the OKXICE TSV, broadening the potential trading venues available to participants.
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The move positions Securitize at the intersection of traditional securities regulation and decentralized finance infrastructure. By routing the product through a registered broker-dealer, the company aims to maintain regulatory compliance while leveraging blockchain's around-the-clock settlement capabilities for an internationally eligible investor base.
The launch reflects a broader industry push to bring conventional capital markets assets onto public blockchains, a trend that has accelerated as institutional appetite for tokenized real-world assets grows. Securitize Stocks represent one of the more structured attempts to do so within an existing U.S. regulatory framework, given the broker-dealer registration underpinning the platform.
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