Tokenization specialist Securitize (ticker: SECZ) has secured a fresh regulatory credential, with its subsidiary Securitize Capital completing registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a registered investment adviser. The company announced the development on Monday, adding the licence to an already broad suite of regulated operations that includes a broker-dealer, alternative trading system, transfer agent, and fund administration services.
Broader foundation for institutional onchain strategies
Securitize said the new registration gives the firm a wider platform to engage directly with asset managers and institutional investors exploring onchain investment products, including tokenized vaults and other blockchain-based strategies. The company has already built infrastructure around permissioned lending vaults with Euler, which allow tokenized assets such as VanEck’s VBILL fund to be deployed as collateral while preserving investor eligibility requirements.
The timing follows a notable regulatory signal from Washington. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said last week that certain crypto vaults and onchain lending strategies could fall under investment adviser rules depending on their structure and management. That framing makes Securitize’s new registration directly relevant to the products it is already operating.
Vaults: a fast-growing corner of DeFi goes institutional
The registration lands as curated vaults have quietly become one of decentralised finance’s largest product categories. According to Vaults.fyi data, such products now hold approximately $8.6 billion in assets. Platforms including Coinbase and Robinhood have begun using vault-style mechanisms to offer yield on customer balances, extending the model well beyond its DeFi origins.
Securitize is already deeply embedded in the institutional tokenization stack. The firm issues BlackRock’s BUIDL tokenized money market fund and has partnered with Apollo, KKR, and VanEck on tokenization infrastructure. It is also working with the New York Stock Exchange to design the underlying architecture for tokenized securities trading.
Public listing and recent share performance
Securitize completed its public listing earlier in July under the ticker SECZ on the New York Stock Exchange. Despite the regulatory progress, the share price is down nearly 40 percent through July.
