Securitize integrates with NYSE and Computershare to let asset managers buy tokenized equities through existing brokerage accounts
Tokenization platform Securitize is now integrated with the New York Stock Exchange and Computershare, positioning itself as the infrastructure bridge between traditional asset managers and on-chain securities.
The partnership, announced alongside a live listing of BlackRock's BUIDL fund and a tokenized version of the Franklin Templeton money market fund, lets institutional clients buy and sell tokenized assets through their existing brokerage accounts and custody providers.
Domino's thesis is direct: the crypto market has roughly $400 billion in on-chain stablecoin liquidity that could be deployed into tokenized real-world assets if the settlement rails connect to traditional finance. The NYSE integration solves the distribution problem, he argued. Big asset managers won't send their clients to decentralized exchanges. They will use the same brokers they already use.
Securitize's compliance layer handles KYC, AML, and investor accreditation on-chain, so the asset manager does not need to build a separate web3 operation. The tokenized securities trade on the same network the fund uses for its money market and credit products.
The early traction is concentrated in U.S. Treasury products. Tokenized Treasuries passed $2 billion in total value this year, led by BUIDL and Franklin Templeton's BENJI token, both on Securitize's platform.
"The infrastructure side is further along than many market participants assume," Domingo said. The remaining bottleneck, he argued, is not technology but the gap between synthetic products and direct ownership. Synthetic tokenized securities carry counterparty risk. Direct on-chain ownership aligns incentives with the underlying asset.
The NYSE and Computershare relationships give Securitize the settlement backbone that crypto-native issuers lack. Self-custody remains an option for crypto-native clients, but the institutional flow will run through traditional custodians and brokers, Domingo said.
The tokenized equity market passed $1.48 billion in total value in July, with the tokenized QQQ product driving 288% of the month's volume. Securitize's bet is that adding the NYSE as a distribution partner accelerates that growth by several orders of magnitude.
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