Securitize benefits from BlackRock support as Wall Street adopts tokenized assets
Seven years ago, Securitize was a startup pitching Wall Street on an idea most banks weren’t ready to hear: that financial assets could live on a blockchain. Today, it’s a publicly traded company with BlackRock as its most prominent validator and billions of dollars in tokenized assets under its management infrastructure.
From transfer agent to NYSE-listed company
Securitize’s most consequential partnership is with BlackRock, which selected the firm as transfer agent for its BUIDL fund when the product launched on March 20, 2024. The BUIDL fund, a tokenized money market product, now holds between $2.2B and $2.5B in assets under management across Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche.
Securitize extended that momentum in July 2026, completing a SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners II and beginning to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SECZ. The deal raised roughly $400M in gross proceeds. In a move that was equal parts symbolic and strategic, Securitize tokenized between $295M and $300M of its own common stock as part of the transaction.
The infrastructure layer of a $37B market
Its roster includes Apollo and KKR alongside BlackRock, with an estimated $4B in associated AUM tied to tokenized products built on its platform. ARK Invest is also among the sector’s backers.
The broader RWA tokenization market sits somewhere between $18B and $37B in total estimated value today. Projections put that figure at $80B by the end of 2026.
What investors should watch
The SPAC route via Cantor Equity Partners II gave the company a faster path to public markets, and the NYSE listing under SECZ gives traditional investors a direct way to gain exposure to the RWA theme without buying crypto directly.
Securitize’s revenue is tied to the continued growth of tokenized asset markets, which depend on regulatory clarity, institutional adoption velocity, and the willingness of asset managers to keep building on-chain products.
BlackRock’s continued involvement is the single most important factor to track. Its ongoing use of BUIDL as a flagship tokenized product keeps Securitize in the center of the most visible experiment in institutional crypto adoption. If BUIDL’s AUM grows further from its current $2.2B to $2.5B range, it validates the entire stack, including the transfer agent sitting underneath it.
Disclaimer: The content of this article solely reflects the author's opinion and does not represent the platform in any capacity. This article is not intended to serve as a reference for making investment decisions.
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