Securitize cleared a major regulatory gate on its way to the public markets. On June 5, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declared effective the Form S-4 registration statement tied to the tokenization firm’s merger with Cantor Equity Partners II, the blank-check company that will carry it onto the New York Stock Exchange. The combined business will operate as Securitize Corp. and trade under the ticker SECZ, pending a CEPT shareholder vote scheduled for June 29. Real-world asset tokenization is the process of issuing a blockchain-based token that represents ownership of an off-chain asset such as a Treasury fund, private credit, or company shares. Securitize is the largest regulated firm in that business, and its listing would be the first time public investors can buy the plumbing rather than the product.
- The SEC declared Securitize’s Form S-4 effective on June 5, 2026, removing the last federal registration barrier to a NYSE listing.
- CEPT shareholders vote June 29 on the Cantor Fitzgerald SPAC merger, which values Securitize at roughly $1.25 billion.
- Securitize reported more than $4 billion in tokenized real-world assets under management as of April 2026, with products from BlackRock, Apollo, KKR, Hamilton Lane, BNY, and VanEck.
- The deal gives public investors direct exposure to tokenization infrastructure, not just the tokenized funds themselves.
Published: June 7, 2026 09:00 UTC
What the SEC clearance actually changes
An effective S-4 means the SEC has reviewed and signed off on the registration statement covering the shares to be issued in the merger. It is the procedural step that lets the vote proceed and the listing close shortly after, assuming CEPT holders approve. Cantor Equity Partners II currently trades on Nasdaq under the ticker CEPT. Once the transaction closes, the surviving entity moves to the NYSE as SECZ.
The structure is a SPAC merger rather than a traditional IPO, which lets Securitize reach the public market faster and with a valuation set in advance. Earlier filings put the deal at about $1.25 billion and described up to $465 million in gross proceeds, including a $225 million PIPE round backed by investors such as ParaFi Capital and Borderless Capital. Existing equity holders, among them BlackRock and ARK Invest, agreed to roll their full stakes into the new company.
Why a tokenization firm going public matters
Most investors who want exposure to tokenization today buy a tokenized product, such as BlackRock’s BUIDL Treasury fund, which Securitize helped build and administer. A SECZ listing flips that around. It offers a stake in the company that issues, records, and trades those assets, which is closer to owning the exchange than owning the stock.
Securitize operates regulated broker-dealer, transfer-agent, fund-administration, and trading infrastructure in the U.S. and Europe, including an SEC-registered alternative trading system and authorization under the EU’s DLT Pilot Regime. That regulatory footprint is the moat. It reported around 25% of the real-world asset tokenization market in late 2025 and is projecting roughly $110 million in revenue and $24 million in net income for 2026.
The listing also lands while traditional finance pushes deeper into blockchain-based securities. U.S. banks are building a shared tokenized deposit network, and payment firms keep launching on-chain dollar products like MoneyGram’s MGUSD stablecoin. Securitize sits at the issuance layer underneath much of that activity.
What comes next
The June 29 vote is the next hard date. If CEPT shareholders approve, the merger is expected to close within days and SECZ should begin trading soon after. Securitize has signaled it intends to tokenize its own shares, which would make the stock both a public equity and an on-chain instrument.
Beyond the listing, the company is widening its institutional lineup. It recently announced a collaboration with the NYSE on tokenized securities infrastructure and digital transfer-agent standards, and a partnership with Computershare to let public issuers offer tokenized equity alongside ordinary shares. A second BlackRock fund is also planned. Reporting on the deal appears at CoinDesk, The Block, and Crypto Briefing, and the registration documents are filed on the SEC’s EDGAR system.
Frequently asked questions
What is Securitize and what does it do?
Securitize is a regulated tokenization platform that issues, records, and trades blockchain-based versions of real-world assets such as Treasury funds, private credit, and equities. It runs an SEC-registered broker-dealer, transfer agent, and alternative trading system, and administers products for firms including BlackRock and Apollo.
When will Securitize start trading and under what ticker?
Securitize plans to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SECZ. The listing depends on a CEPT shareholder vote set for June 29, 2026, after which the Cantor SPAC merger is expected to close and trading to begin shortly thereafter.
Why is this listing significant for tokenization?
It would be one of the first chances for public investors to own the infrastructure layer of tokenized markets rather than a single tokenized fund. With more than $4 billion in assets under management, Securitize’s debut serves as a public benchmark for the sector’s size and revenue.
