A partnership between Securitize and Cantor Fitzgerald aims to bring blockchain-based tokenized securities into traditional public offerings and follow-on equity issuances, enabling tokenized securities within existing public-offering regulations.

Cantor will utilize its equity capital markets and trading capabilities while Securitize provides the tokenization infrastructure to issue, distribute, and service tokenized securities.

The collaboration would establish a framework for primary issuances that lets companies raise capital via tokenized securities for both IPOs and secondary offerings, leveraging regulators’ current public-offering framework.

Tokenized stocks have shown rapid growth, with on-chain value nearing $1.9 billion over the past month, signaling strong institutional demand.

The move reflects growing interest in tokenized securities across traditional finance, expanding beyond private credit and Treasuries toward public equities.

The partnership aligns with broader industry moves, such as DTCC’s efforts to tokenized stocks with major financial institutions, indicating a rising push toward tokenized capital markets.

Assets targeted for tokenization include shares of Microsoft, Circle, and ETFs tracking major indices, illustrating the breadth of assets adapting to tokenized platforms.

The next step is execution, as no issuer, offering date, or fundraising target has been identified; adoption will depend on corporate demand, regulatory compliance, and investor participation.

Public offerings remain a major funding channel, with hundreds of IPOs and billions raised in 2025 and into 2026, suggesting a sizeable addressable market for tokenized IPOs.

Securitize reports over $5 billion in tokenized assets under management as of mid-2026, with strategic partners including BlackRock, Apollo, BNY, Hamilton Lane, KKR, and VanEck.

DTCC plans to pilot tokenization of stocks and US Treasurys with about 40 firms, including JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, as part of broader asset-tokenization efforts.

The collaboration signals a broader trend of traditional financial institutions adopting blockchain to enhance capital formation, on-chain settlement, and distribution.