Securitize builds Wall Street credentials with SEC adviser license as tokenization expands

FinanceSecuritize builds Wall Street credentials with SEC adviser license as tokenization expandsThe license broadens the BlackRock tokenization partner's offering as regulators weigh rules for onchain investment products.By Krisztian Sandor|Edited by Stephen Alpher Jul 27, 2026, 1:00 p.m. 2 min readMake preferred on ShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMake preferred on SummaryShowSecuritize’s subsidiary, Securitize Capital, has registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser, expanding the firm’s existing suite of regulated businesses.The new registration positions Securitize to work more closely with asset managers and institutional investors as they explore onchain investment strategies, including tokenized vaults and other blockchain-based products.Securitize, which already partners with major asset managers such as BlackRock, Apollo, KKR and VanEck, issues BlackRock’s BUIDL tokenized money market fund and recently listed publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SECZ.Tokenization specialist Securitize (SECZ) is expanding its regulatory footprint, adding an investment adviser registration as the company positions itself to serve a growing number of institutional investors bringing traditional assets onto blockchain rails.Securitize said Monday that its subsidiary, Securitize Capital, has registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an investment adviser. The new license adds to the firm's existing regulated businesses, which include a broker-dealer, alternative trading system (ATS), transfer agent and fund administration services.The move comes as regulators have begun examining how existing securities rules apply to a new generation of investment products on blockchain rails. Last week, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said that certain crypto vaults and lending strategies could fall under investment adviser regulations depending on how they're structu…

Securitize builds Wall Street credentials with SEC adviser license as tokenization expands

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