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

Securitize Capital, a subsidiary of the tokenization specialist Securitize, has successfully registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an investment adviser. This strategic regulatory expansion significantly bolsters Securitize's capacity to serve a growing cohort of institutional investors keen on migrating traditional assets onto blockchain rails. The new license augments the firm's existing regulated operations, which already encompass a broker-dealer, an alternative trading system (ATS), a transfer agent, and fund administration services. This development is particularly pertinent given the ongoing regulatory scrutiny, with figures like SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce highlighting how certain crypto vaults and lending strategies might fall under investment adviser regulations. Securitize has already established itself as a key infrastructure provider, developing permissioned lending vaults with Euler that utilize tokenized assets such as VanEck's VBILL fund as collateral. The company's extensive partnerships with major asset managers, including BlackRock, Apollo, KKR, and VanEck, further underscore its pivotal role in the RWA market. Notably, Securitize issues BlackRock's BUIDL tokenized money market fund and collaborates with the New York Stock Exchange on tokenized securities trading infrastructure. This SEC registration provides a robust regulatory foundation, facilitating broader institutional adoption of onchain investment strategies within the evolving real-world asset tokenization landscape.