We've completed our business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II.
Tomorrow, July 2, Securitize will begin trading on the @NYSE under the ticker SECZ.
A defining moment for us, and for the future of tokenization.
Eight years ago, @carlosdomingo set out to bring the world's financial markets onchain.
Tomorrow, we will become a publicly traded company.
This is The Story of Securitize.
When I was thinking about doing a SPAC to go public, I was told: "Don't do it, you won't raise a PIPE, and SPACs get on average 95% redemptions, and you will IPO with no cash". We raised an oversubscribed $225M PIPE, the largest of any operating business for a SPAC since 2021, and yesterday we had less than 30% redemptions, so we are going public with over $400M on July 2nd at the NYSE. The next stage in Securitize history starts that day.
We have just announced that Continental Stock Transfer, the third largest transfer agent in the US, has chosen Securitize as its tokenization partner. More importantly, they are the TA of $CEPT, the SPAC we are about to merge with, and we will work with them to tokenize the stock of Securitize $SECZ shortly after the merge and listing happens in the coming days. This partnership, alongside our early partnership with Computershare, puts Securitize in a prime position to dominate the issuer sponsor tokenization of equities and ETFs, which is poised to be one of the largest markets for tokenization. Let's go!!
In light of tZERO's allegations of patent infringement, today we filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware seeking a declaratory judgment confirming that we do not infringe.
tZERO’s allegations are without merit and run counter to the spirit of fair play that defines our industry at its best. We will vigorously defend ourselves against these and any other meritless claims.
We look forward to responding to tZERO in court while continuing to build products that solve real challenges and earn the trust of industry leaders.
"The DTCC model, with all the respect for them trying to innovate, is just about preserving the existing market structure"
Securitize founder Carlos on why the DTCC tokenization pilot misses the point
"We were actually not there. If you look at who was not there, Superstate, us, Centrifuge, all the transfer agents. The DTCC model, with all respect for them trying to innovate, is just about preserving the existing market structure"
"When WhatsApp came, instead of trying to build a WhatsApp which is open, anybody can download it, anybody can communicate with anybody, it's free, they were trying to improve SMS because SMS is where the telcos make money. It kind of feels a little bit like what the DTCC is doing. Same market structure, same market participants, same T plus 1 settlement"
"It doesn't seem you will be able to take those tokenized entitlements, put them on a self-custodial wallet, take them to a DeFi protocol, and borrow against them. They're not going to take advantage of the power of public blockchains. It's more operational improvements into the existing market structure, which is less interesting in my opinion"
People can hate on him all they want, and putting aside all the wealth; has he created tens of thousands of American jobs? Yes! Has he created wild innovation and improved the world? Yes! Has he accelerated Americas position in several key areas going forward? Yes! Let them hate all they want. Huge respect.
Today, we announced that the SEC has declared the Registration Statement on Form S-4 effective. The proposed business combination will be submitted to $CEPT shareholders of record as of May 11, 2026 (the "Record Date"), for approval at a special meeting scheduled for June 29, 2026, and, if approved, is expected to close shortly thereafter. Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company is expected to operate under the name Securitize Corp., and its shares are expected to trade on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "SECZ."
@DanielSLoeb1 Should clarify. Can’t wait to go try Mutra, or can’t wait to leave NY for Miami permanently? (Or both) Might be some breaking news here 🤷♂️
Podcast: Carlos Domingo on Securitize, Tokenization and Its SPAC Deal with Cantor Equity Partners II (Nasdaq:CEPT)
We spoke with Carlos Domingo, Founder and CEO of @Securitize. Securitize is working to close a business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II $CEPT.
As the use of stablecoins spreads, the opportunity to create digital tokens of other assets is spreading as well. For public investors, there will soon also be an opportunity to invest in one of the companies making that process happen.
Carlos discusses how Securitize has driven key partnerships with financial institutions into a profitable position within the tokenization space, and why Cantor Equity Partners II’s structure was a major factor why Securitize chose it as the company’s route to the public markets.
Give it a listen.
https://t.co/KukcNQQb2m
@jacqmelinek True. Uber rides were crazy this week. Made the mistake of staying away from the conference area thinking it would be quieter. It was but the rides weren’t worth it.