- Securitize, a leading tokenization platform, has announced the completion of its business merger with… Cantor Equity Partners II, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), raised $400 million and became a publicly traded company.
- The combined company is now known as Securitize Corp., and will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SECZ starting July 2, 2026.
- The SPAC merger with Securitize will position the company at a pre-cash equity valuation of $1.25 billion.
On July 1, Securitize, a leading tokenization platform, announced the completion of its business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). With the completion of this transaction, the coding company has now officially become a publicly traded company.
Tokenization pioneer Securitize is now publicly available on the New York Stock Exchange
With the business combination officially completed, the new combined company will be known as Securitize Corp. It will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “SECZ” on July 2, 2026.
The business combination deal puts the token company at a pre-money equity valuation of $1.25 billion. It is expected to generate approximately $400 million in gross proceeds, including private investment in public equity (PIPE) financing. According to the trade deal, only 28.5% of the SPAC shareholders redeemed their shares. This means that there is still a significant portion of credit capital intact with the company.
Apart from this, there are several existing investors like BlackRock, ARK Invest, and Morgan Stanley Investment Management who have decided to transfer 100% of their stake in the new company public.
Securitize executives will ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on July 6 to celebrate its debut as a listed company.
Carlos Domingo, CEO of Securitize, said press release“Our public listing represents much more than just a milestone for Securitize. When we founded Securitize, we believed blockchain would become the next generation of capital markets infrastructure, long before institutional adoption reached today’s scale. We chose to build within the regulatory framework from day one because we believed this was the only path to institutional adoption. Becoming a public company enables us to continue building the infrastructure organizations investors need as more capital markets move toward blockchain.”
“The transformation of capital markets is still in its early stages. They are embracing it because it is reliable. This has been our focus since day one, and we believe this is how tokenization becomes a permanent part of global capital markets,” he said.
Securitize has become a publicly traded company through the fast track
The business combination of Securitize and Cantor Equity Partners II is the fastest way to take a private company public without a traditional IPO.
The company merged with a SPAC, which already had public financing and a stock listing. By merging with a SPAC, the tokenization company now has immediate access to capital markets along with new funds to expand its frontiers.
The company is expected to use the new capital to expand its platform through new partnerships.
The low recovery rate shows that investors are very confident in Securitize’s merger with Cantor Equity Partners II.
Securitization expands boundaries with boom in RWAs
In the past few months, the company has been expanding its boundaries through partnerships such as Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company. It recorded an impressive 39% growth in revenue in the first quarter of 2026. The company has also expanded its token asset portfolio to over $4 billion, including managing BlackRock’s BUIDL fund, which has assets of around $2.2 billion.
The company also signed a major deal with the New York Stock Exchange to support tokenized stock markets. It has also launched new tools to verify proof of assets along with incorporating artificial intelligence (AI). The company has also partnered on initiatives such as PRISM for fast settlements of real assets in Solana.
Securitize is a major player in the real-world asset sector following the boom in tokenized issues of bonds, stocks, real estate and funds. the Roy The market has seen impressive growth in recent months thanks to increased regulatory clarity around the digital assets sector. Due to the growth in tokenized US Treasuries, the value of RWAs’ distributed assets has risen to more than $31.71 billion, according to rwa.xyz.
