Securitize Rises 15% After SEC Opens Path for Tokenized Stocks
The SEC is opening room for onchain trading in tokenized NMS stocks with a temporary exemption. Securitize, which is also involved in BlackRock’s BUIDL fund, is benefiting right away.
Key Takeaways
- Securitize rose more than 15% on Friday to $16.53 after a new SEC path for tokenized stock trading.
- The SEC introduced a temporary Innovation Exemption for tokenized securities venues and certain liquidity providers.
- Securitize is benefiting from the attention around RWA tokenization and rose 77% in five days and 158% in a month.
Securitize saw its stock rise on Friday by more than 15% after the U.S. regulator SEC opened a new legal path for tokenized stock trading. The price stood at $16.53 (€15), extending its rebound after a strong run over the past few weeks.
New Path for Tokenized Trading
The SEC’s move comes at a time when the market for tokenized real-world assets is growing fast. That includes funds, private credit, and stocks that are issued or traded onchain. According to the regulator, the Innovation Exemption offers a temporary, conditional exemption for tokenized securities venues, allowing them to trade tokenized NMS stocks without being registered as an exchange.
The exemption lasts five years after publication and also creates room for certain liquidity providers. In that case, they do not have to register as dealers when they provide tokenized stock to automated market maker pools. SEC Chair Paul Atkins called the measure a temporary bridge, while the commission continues looking at additional rules for onchain trading.
Securitize Benefits From the Attention
For Securitize, the timing stands out. The company builds infrastructure for RWA tokenization and acts as transfer agent for BlackRock’s tokenized BUIDL fund, a blockchain-based money market fund. The company went public on the New York Stock Exchange in July through a merger with Cantor Equity Partners II and tokenized $295 million (€260 million) worth of its own SECZ shares on Solana and Avalanche that same day.
Friday’s jump fits into a broader rally. Over the past five trading days, the stock rose 77%, and over the past month, 158%. That means almost the entire year’s gain was built in a short time.
Why This Matters
For European crypto readers, this is especially relevant because the SEC is setting out a concrete framework for tokenized stocks, a topic that is getting more and more attention in Europe too. The combination of a temporary exemption and a clear legal boundary could show how regulators are trying to fit onchain markets in step by step. For companies working on tokenization, that matters more than just the price move in one stock.
The debate is also shifting in Europe: ESMA’s supervision agenda is putting tokenization much higher on the list starting in 2027, showing that the sector is under scrutiny not just in the U.S.
