Key Takeaways:
Securitize closed the transaction to raise funds with shareholders on the NYSE via a merger to become a SPAC.The combined company is expected to trade as SECZ starting July 2.The listing marks another milestone for the fast-growing tokenized real-world assets sector.
Securitize has just passed the last shareholder hurdle on the way to going public in the United States. The tokenization platform will also be expected to finalize its merger with Cantor Equity Partners II on July 1, with shares to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYS) on July 2 under its new ticker SECZ.
Securitize Clears Final Step Toward Public Listing
Shareholders of Cantor Equity Partners II approved the proposed combination of business of Cantor Equity Partners II with Securitize, subject to customary closing conditions. Once finalized, the merged entity will operate as Securitize Corp., with trading expected to begin on the NYSE on July 2, 2026.
Today, Cantor Equity Partners II shareholders approved the proposed business combination with Securitize, marking an important step toward the expected consummation of the transaction.
As previously announced, the Business Combination is expected to close on July 1, 2026,… pic.twitter.com/2BsiHWVUQT
— Securitize (@Securitize) June 29, 2026
With the public debut, Securitize will provide traders with direct access to U.S. capital markets, coinciding with increased interest by institutions in tokenized financial products. The company has opted to go public in a manner that is increasingly common to rising financial technology firms: by merging with a SPAC.
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Tokenization Leader Expands Its Market Presence
Securitize was established in 2017 and became one of the world’s largest platforms for issuance and management of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) in the crypto industry. Its blockchain technology enables the representation of traditional, asset-backed products, such as private wealth, credit products and investments backed by its Treasury.
Furthermore, Securitize has partnered with several leading asset managers, such as VanEck, Hamilton Lane, KKR, BlackRock and Apollo, to introduce institutional investment products to blockchain networks. It is also home to the management of BlackRock’s BUIDL tokenized money market fund, one of the largest tokenized U.S. Treasury products on the market.
Growing Demand for Tokenized Assets
The listing follows the rapid spread of the tokenization market in both the traditional and crypto sectors. FIs are increasingly looking at blockchain to design solutions for settlement efficiency and transparency and to allow programmable ownership of real world assets.
Tokenized assets should emerge as a multi-trillion-dollar market in the near future, with more investment products moving to the blockchain, based on industry forecasts. This has prompted banks, asset managers, and infrastructure developers to further invest in their blockchain activities.
SECZ Debut Adds Rare Public Exposure to Tokenization
Public market investors will have one of the few direct ways to gain token exposure for a firm with a main focus on tokenization infrastructure, but not cryptocurrency mining or trading digital assets after trading in the public market begins at SECZ.
The expected listing also reflects increasing institutional confidence in blockchain-based financial infrastructure. The companies behind the technology are gaining significance as traditional businesses venture into tokenized funds, securities, and settlement networks.
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