Tokenization platform Securitize could go public by late June after the US Securities and Exchange Commission cleared a key regulatory hurdle for its planned merger with Cantor Equity Partners II.
On 5 Jun, the SEC declared effective the registration statement tied to Securitize's proposed merger with Cantor Equity Partners II, a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald.
The SEC action clears the way for a shareholder vote on 29 Jun. If approved, the merger is expected to close shortly thereafter, with the combined company listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SECZ. The deal could value Securitize at more than $1bn, according to Bloomberg.
Securitize's investors include BlackRock, ARK Invest, Blockchain Capital, Hamilton Lane, Jump Crypto and Morgan Stanley, among others.
Public market debut
The proposed merger, disclosed in Oct 2025, would make Securitize one of the few pure-play tokenization firms to reach the public markets.
The company provides infrastructure that allows traditional financial assets to be issued, managed and traded on blockchain networks. Securitize said it oversaw more than $4bn in assets under management as of Apr 2026.
"This marks another important milestone for Securitize and for the broader institutional adoption of tokenization," co-founder and chief executive Carlos Domingo said in a statement.
Crypto IPOs
The planned listing comes as crypto companies continue to test public market appetite despite a prolonged downturn in digital asset markets. Crypto custodian BitGo completed an IPO earlier this year, while infrastructure provider Blockchain.com confidentially filed for a US listing in May.
Tokenization and infrastructure have been two of the few areas of digital assets that have so far proved immune to the market downturn, a slump that caused exchange operator Kraken and crypto investment firm Grayscale to delay their listing plans.
Bitcoin (BTC) fell to its lowest level since 2024 on 5 Jun, dropping below $60,000 before recovering to around $61,700 by 21:54UTC. The cryptocurrency was down 29.4% year to date.
