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    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.

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

    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, including BlackRock, Apollo, BNY, Hamilton Lane, KKR, and VanEck. Securitize also runs the infrastructure behind BlackRock's BUIDL, the tokenized money market fund that has grown into one of the largest products of its kind.

    Tokenization Moves Toward the Mainstream

    The debut arrives the same month the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation plans to start a pilot that puts tokenized stocks, ETFs, and Treasuries onto blockchain rails, with more than 50 firms taking part. A tokenization company trading on the floor of the NYSE, rather than pitching from the outside, marks how far the idea has traveled in a few years. Chief executive Carlos Domingo framed the listing as a starting point rather than a finish line.

    "The transformation of capital markets is still in its early stages"

    Carlos Domingo, CEO, Securitize

    The listing fits a wider pattern of traditional finance stepping onto public blockchains, from Nasdaq putting its market data onchain to BNY holding stablecoins for large institutions. Securitize executives are set to ring the NYSE closing bell on July 6, a ceremonial cap on a debut years in the making.

    People Also Ask

    What is Securitize's stock ticker? Securitize trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SECZ, with trading that began on July 2, 2026.

    How much did the Securitize SPAC merger raise? The business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II generated roughly $400 million in gross proceeds.

    What does Securitize do? It runs a tokenization platform that helps asset managers issue and trade tokenized funds and securities, with more than $4 billion in assets brought onchain.

    Why does the Securitize NYSE listing matter? It is the first pure-play tokenization firm to trade on a major US exchange, a sign that tokenization is moving from an experiment into everyday market infrastructure.

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