Crypto05 June, 20263 min read
Securitize Clears SEC Hurdle for NYSE Listing After Form S-4 Effectiveness
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SEC declares Form S-4 effective for Securitize-Cantor SPAC merger, clearing regulatory hurdle. Merger proceeds to shareholder vote, advancing plans for NYSE debut.
SEC clears S-4
Securitize moved closer to a New York Stock Exchange listing after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declared effective the Form S-4 registration statement tied to its proposed merger with Cantor Equity Partners II.
The transaction will go to CEPT shareholders for approval on June 29, and if approved is expected to close shortly thereafter, with the combined company operating as Securitize Corp. and trading on the NYSE under the ticker SECZ.
The merger partner, Cantor Equity Partners II, currently trades on Nasdaq under the ticker CEPT, and the SEC declaration was described as removing a significant procedural barrier to the transition into a public entity.
Securitize said it had more than $4 billion in tokenized real world assets under management as of April 2026, and it operates regulated broker dealer, transfer agent, fund administration, and trading infrastructure in the US and Europe.
The company also described a collaboration with the New York Stock Exchange to help develop tokenized securities infrastructure and digital transfer agent standards, alongside partnerships including Computershare for issuer sponsored tokenized shares for US companies.
Vote and ticker SECZ
With the SEC’s approval in place, the deal now proceeds to a special meeting scheduled for June 29, 2026, where CEPT shareholders of record as of May 11, 2026 are set to vote on the business combination.
Carlos Domingo, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Securitize, said, "This marks another important milestone for Securitize and for the broader institutional adoption of tokenization," as the company framed the public-company step as a way to scale regulated infrastructure globally.
The PR Newswire announcement said that if the transaction is approved, it is expected to close shortly thereafter, and the combined company is expected to operate under the name Securitize Corp. with shares trading on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "SECZ."
The Crypto Times similarly described the SEC’s declaration of effectiveness as a step toward Securitize becoming a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange, with the registration statement filed by Securitize Holdings, Inc. (Pubco) tied to the merger.
Bitget’s coverage added that if investors approve the transaction, Securitize expects to finalize the merger soon after and begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "SECZ."
Institutional tokenization stakes
The listing push is tied to Securitize’s regulated infrastructure and its relationships with major asset managers, including BlackRock, Apollo, BNY, Hamilton Lane, KKR, and VanEck, as the company said it had $4B+ AUM as of April 2026. Securitize’s planned public debut is also linked to its role in BlackRock’s BUIDL fund, which the sources describe as a tokenized Treasury product, and to a planned launch of the BlackRock Daily Reinvestment Stablecoin Reserve Vehicle as BlackRock’s second tokenized fund with Securitize. The PR Newswire release said Securitize operates through affiliates including an SEC-registered broker-dealer that operates an SEC-regulated Alternative Trading System (ATS) and an SEC-registered transfer agent, while in Europe it operates a Trading & Settlement System (TSS) under the EU DLT Pilot Regime.
In addition to the corporate steps toward SECZ, the NYSE collaboration described in the Reuters-linked briefing was aimed at developing tokenized securities infrastructure and digital transfer-agent standards, with Securitize serving as an eligible digital transfer agent for blockchain-based securities on a forthcoming NYSE-affiliated digital trading platform. As the June 29 vote approaches, the sources frame the next milestone as whether the merger proceeds to closing and trading on the NYSE under SECZ, with the combined company positioned to scale tokenization infrastructure globally.