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<a href="https://x.com/Securitize" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@Securitize</a>, the real-world asset tokenization firm behind <a href="https://x.com/BlackRock" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@BlackRock</a>'s flagship onchain fund, is preparing to go public. The company expects to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SECZ on July 2, following a roughly $400 million SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners II.
<cite>CEPT shareholders are scheduled to vote on the proposed deal on June 29, 2026.</cite><cite>Assuming approval and satisfaction of customary closing conditions, the transaction will close shortly thereafter, with the new entity operating as Securitize Corp.</cite>
The deal held up well against typical SPAC standards. Fewer than 30% of trust holders redeemed their shares, leaving over 71% of the trust intact, a stronger retention rate than many comparable transactions achieve. <cite>The SPAC deal, first announced in October 2025, values Securitize at $1.25 billion pre-money.</cite>
<h2 id="a-dominant-force-in-tokenized-assets">A Dominant Force in Tokenized Assets</h2>
<cite>Securitize reported more than $4 billion in tokenized real-world assets under management as of April 2026, with products tied to major asset managers including BlackRock, Apollo, BNY, Hamilton Lane, KKR, and VanEck.</cite> Its most prominent mandate is the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, known as BUIDL. <cite>Launched in March 2024, BUIDL was BlackRock's first tokenized fund issued on a public blockchain, offering qualified investors access to U.S. dollar yields with flexible custody, daily dividend payouts, and 24/7 peer-to-peer transfers.</cite>
<cite>Securitize operates regulated broker-dealer, transfer agent, fund administration, and trading infrastructure in the US and Europe, including an SEC-regulated ATS and EU DLT Pilot Regime authorization.</cite><cite>The company recently announced a collaboration with the New York Stock Exchange to help develop tokenized securities infrastructure and digital transfer agent standards.</cite>
<h2 id="why-this-listing-matters">Why This Listing Matters</h2>
<cite>The proposed public listing would give investors direct exposure to the infrastructure layer behind tokenized capital markets, rather than only the funds or assets being tokenized.</cite> That distinction is significant. Securitize is not itself a fund; it is the regulated plumbing that makes tokenized finance work at institutional scale.
The broader market context supports the timing. <cite>Real-world asset tokenization has grown rapidly, with the total on-chain value of tokenized assets reaching $32 billion in May 2026, up 220% from the previous year.</cite><cite>A report by Boston Consulting Group and Ripple projected the market could reach $18.9 trillion by 2033.</cite>
If shareholders approve the merger on June 29, Securitize will become one of the first pure-play tokenization firms to trade on a major U.S. exchange, marking a notable milestone for the broader adoption of blockchain-based capital markets infrastructure.
Sources: <a href="https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/06/26/nyse-to-list-securitizes-secz-stock-on-july-2-in-market-debut/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CryptoTimes: NYSE to List Securitize's SECZ Stock on July 2</a> <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/securitize-nyse-listing-sec-decision/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Crypto Briefing: Securitize Moves Closer to NYSE Listing</a> <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blackrocks-buidl-tokenized-by-securitize-now-accepted-as-collateral-for-trading-on-binance-and-launches-on-bnb-chain-302613374.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">PR Newswire: BlackRock's BUIDL Tokenized by Securitize</a>

Securitize heads to the NYSE in a $400M tokenization deal

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