Cantor Fitzgerald, a major investment bank, and Securitize, a blockchain infrastructure provider, have teamed up to support blockchain-based IPOs and follow-on equity offerings. Cantor will bring its experience in equity markets and trading, while Securitize will supply the blockchain technology needed to issue, distribute, and manage tokenized securities. The goal is to help companies raise money through tokenized shares while staying fully compliant with current securities rules.
Unlike earlier tokenization projects that focused on investment funds or secondary trading, this effort uses blockchain for the main issuance of shares. Securitize says the tokens will represent the real security, not just a synthetic product or wrapper. This lets investors own the actual asset, not just its price movements.
This news comes as more traditional financial institutions are adopting tokenization. Earlier this week, DTCC reported more progress in tokenized trading with big firms like JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, and Vanguard. The involvement of these Wall Street companies shows that blockchain is moving from experiments to use in regulated markets.
Carlos Domingo, Co-Founder and CEO of Securitize, said public companies should not have to pick between traditional capital markets and blockchain. He believes the partnership brings both together by letting digital securities be issued under current regulations. Cantor’s Co-CEO and Global Head of Equities, Pascal Bandelier, also said tokenization is becoming mainstream and gives issuers new ways to raise money.
The companies already have a relationship, since Securitize went public through a SPAC backed by Cantor Fitzgerald. Interest in tokenized stocks is growing quickly. RWA.xyz reports that tokenized equities are now worth almost $1.9 billion, up 16% in the last month. As regulators and financial institutions support blockchain more, tokenized IPOs could soon be a big development in public markets.
Securitize and Cantor Fitzgerald are bringing IPOs and follow-on offerings onchain.
Together, we’re creating a regulated way for companies to raise capital and conduct IPOs using blockchain-based infrastructure. pic.twitter.com/lWmaXrvT7E
— Securitize (@Securitize) July 15, 2026
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