The New York Stock Exchange has tapped digital-asset firm Securitize to help build its long-anticipated tokenized securities trading platform, the exchange announced Tuesday.
Under the partnership, NYSE and Securitize will co-develop a digital transfer agent program designed to enable on-chain settlement of tokenized security transactions. The two firms will also work to define standards for “digital transfer agents” and tokenization agents—covering regulatory, operational and technology requirements—to support an institutional-grade tokenized securities ecosystem.
As part of the broader effort, Securitize Markets is expected to serve as one of the broker-dealer participants on the NYSE’s upcoming Digital Trading Platform, contributing to the market structure for issuer-sponsored tokenized securities.
“The NYSE continues to lead the industry in responsible innovation,” said Lynn Martin, President of NYSE Group, emphasizing the need to preserve investor trust, transparency and protection as tokenization is integrated into capital markets. Carlos Domingo, Securitize’s co-founder and CEO, added that the firm has “spent years building the regulated infrastructure needed to bring real-world assets on-chain,” and that the partnership aims to design transfer-agent infrastructure that fits within existing market structures and compliance frameworks.
The announcement follows the NYSE’s January filing seeking approval for the new tokenized securities platform, which would allow companies to issue securities represented as blockchain-based tokens. Key features of the NYSE plan include 24/7 trading, instant on-chain settlement and the ability for investors to fund trades using stablecoins—elements that mark a major shift from traditional market hours and settlement cycles.
The collaboration signals a deliberate push by a legacy exchange to blend blockchain efficiency with regulated market safeguards, while helping set industry standards for tokenization and digital custody as institutional adoption grows.
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