Securitize Debuts on the NYSE as SECZ, the First Tokenization Firm to List There

The world's leading tokenization platform completed a $400 million merger with Cantor and began trading as SECZ, bringing real-world asset tokenization onto a major US exchange for the first time.

Securitize Debuts on the NYSE as SECZ, the First Tokenization Firm to List There The world's leading tokenization platform completed a $400 million merger with Cantor and began trading as SECZ, bringing real-world asset tokenization onto a major US exchange for the first time. Aaron Rafferty July 02, 2026 Key Takeaways Securitize began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SECZ on July 2, 2026, after closing a roughly $400 million merger with Cantor Equity Partners II. It is the first pure-play tokenization platform to list on a major US exchange, and it already has more than $4 billion in real-world assets brought onchain. Securitize runs the infrastructure behind tokenized funds from BlackRock, Apollo, BNY, Hamilton Lane, KKR, and VanEck, putting a public-markets stamp on the tokenization business. Securitize Corp. started trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday under the ticker SECZ, becoming the first standalone tokenization company to go public on a major US exchange. The listing followed the completion of its business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II, a deal that brought in about $400 million in gross proceeds. Fewer than 30 percent of the shell company's public shareholders redeemed their shares, a low figure at a time when many blank-check deals lose 80 percent or more, and a sign that investors wanted to stay in. What Securitize Does Securitize calls itself the world's leading tokenization platform, with more than $4 billion in assets brought onchain as of June 2026. The company builds the systems that let asset managers issue, manage, and trade tokenized versions of funds and securities, turning ownership records into tokens that settle on a blockchain. Its client list reads like a roster of Wall Street, inclu