Securitize Just Went Public — Are We Still Tokenizing the World?

Securitize recently completed a SPAC, raising $400 million to scale its operations as a regulated transfer agent, broker-dealer, and fund administrator. Tokenization remains in its early stages, with the primary bottleneck being market demand rather than supply. Unlike offshore derivative models that introduce counterparty risk and regulatory uncertainty, Securitize focuses on high-fidelity, compliant tokenization by working directly with issuers to place assets on-chain. This approach ensures shareholders maintain legal rights, including dividends and voting, while leveraging blockchain for 24/7 liquidity and efficiency. Future growth relies on expanding beyond crypto-native assets into broader equity markets and integrating with perpetual futures platforms to create a robust, on-chain basis trade. Achieving a trillion-dollar market cap for tokenized assets will require industry-wide adoption and the eventual elimination of restrictive national market pricing rules.