Tokenized equities hit $2B in onchain market cap. Securitize leads with its issuer-direct model. Regulatory uncertainty hangs over the sector's next leg.
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Tokenized equities crossed $2 billion in onchain market cap this week. Securitize, the company behind the largest issuer-direct tokenization platform, is at the center of a market that has grown roughly 100x since late 2024.
Data from rwa.xyz puts the combined value at roughly $1.96 billion. In late 2024 the figure was below $20 million. By March 2026 it had passed $1 billion.
Securitize listed on the NYSE in July under the ticker SECZ. That same day it launched roughly $295 million in issuer-sponsored tokenized shares on Solana and Avalanche.
Among individual tokenized stocks, Exodus Movement's Class A shares stand out. Tokenized by Securitize under EXOD, they carry a valuation above $268 million.
Competitors Ondo Global Markets and xStocks, the latter affiliated with Kraken, have built similar products. Securitize's structural advantage lies in its issuer-direct model. Companies sponsor the tokenization of their own shares rather than rely on third-party wrapping. That approach has drawn institutional partners.
Tokenized equities offer 24/7 trading and atomic settlement with stablecoins. A buyer sends USDC. Ownership transfers in a single transaction. That speed and fractional ownership are the main selling points for investors used to T+2.
Securitize manages over $4 billion in tokenized assets as of mid-2026. Clients include BlackRock, whose BUIDL fund runs on Securitize's rails.
The company completed a SPAC merger that raised roughly $400 million. It has deployed that capital toward tokenization infrastructure and compliance operations.
US investors face ongoing uncertainty about their participation in these markets. Securitize has built its pitch around compliant security token issuance. The regulatory framework hasn't kept pace with adoption. That gap creates risk. Future growth could stall if policymakers impose new restrictions or enforce existing rules more aggressively.
SEC rules on tokenized securities remain in draft form. No date has been set for final guidance.
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