Securitize Raises $400M as Tokenization Goes Public on NYSE

Securitize expects to pocket roughly $400 million in gross proceeds as it closes its SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners II, putting a publicly traded ticker on the fastest-growing corner of Wall Street's blockchain experiment.

The $400 Million Payday

Cantor Equity Partners II (CEPT) jumped 8% Friday after Securitize disclosed the numbers: lower-than-expected shareholder redemptions, combined with private investment in public equity (PIPE) financing, will generate about $400 million for the combined entity. Shareholders vote June 29. If approved, the deal closes July 1 and shares start trading on the New York Stock Exchange the next day under SECZ.

I've been watching tokenization for years. This is the moment it stops being theoretical. Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo said as much: "Today, tokenization is moving into the mainstream."

Tokenization's Trillion-Dollar Vision

Tokenization - representing funds, bonds, and private credit on blockchain networks - has become Wall Street's most concrete digital asset initiative. The market for tokenized real-world assets now tops $30 billion excluding stablecoins, per rwa.xyz. Boston Consulting Group and Ripple project a $18.9 trillion market by 2033.

Securitize already works with Apollo, KKR, Hamilton Lane, and VanEck to issue blockchain-based versions of traditional investment products. It's also helping the NYSE build its tokenized securities platform. BlackRock and Ark Invest back the firm. These aren't crypto startups hedging their bets; they are the incumbents.

Wall Street's On-Chain Infrastructure Play

This SPAC merger signals that tokenization infrastructure is no longer an experimental side project - it's a business with enough scale to justify a public listing. Cantor Fitzgerald, the SPAC sponsor, has placed its bet alongside BlackRock. The combined company will have $400 million in fresh capital to compete for the next wave of institutional tokenization deals.

If BCG's projection holds, that $30 billion market today could become an $18.9 trillion sector by 2033 - and Securitize just bought a front-row seat on the NYSE.

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