The tokenization company is poised to commence trading on the NYSE this Thursday, marking its entry as one of the first publicly listed firms focused solely on tokenization.
By Krisztian Sandor|Edited by Nikhilesh De Jun 29, 2026, 11:05 p.m. 1 min readMake preferred on ShareShare this articleCopy linkX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMake preferred on Securitize's Carlos Domingo (CoinDesk)SummaryShow- Securitize secured shareholder approval for its merger with Canton Equity Partners II (CEPT), a crucial step for its public listing on Thursday.
- During Monday's trading, CEPT shares increased by 20%, anticipating the merger's outcome.
- This listing aligns with the trend of traditional financial institutions exploring tokenization to bring conventional assets onto blockchain.
Securitize, a company specializing in tokenization and supported by BlackRock, announced on Monday that it has overcome a significant obstacle to becoming publicly traded after the shareholders of Cantor Equity Partners II (CEPT) approved the merger.
The merger is slated to finalize on Wednesday, pending standard closing conditions, with the merged entity expected to start trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SECZ on Thursday, as per the company's statement on X.
Shares of CEPT experienced a surge of up to 20% during Monday's trading session.
Established in 2017, Securitize has emerged as a key provider of tokenization infrastructure, assisting major asset managers such as BlackRock, Apollo, KKR, and VanEck in issuing blockchain-based versions of traditional investment products. Notably, BlackRock and ARK Invest were among its initial investors.
This public listing comes at a time when tokenization—the process of converting traditional assets like funds, bonds, and private credit into blockchain representations—is gaining momentum on Wall Street. Citi has predicted that tokenized assets could reach a value of $5.5 trillion by 2030, while Standard Chartered estimates the market could expand to $2 trillion by 2028, as financial institutions increasingly transition real-world assets onto blockchain platforms.
The NYSE launch will provide public market investors with one of the rare pure-play options to invest in the fast-evolving tokenization sector.
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