Securitize has expanded its U.S. regulatory footprint after subsidiary Securitize Capital LLC registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser. The registration moves Securitize Capital beyond its previous status as an exempt reporting adviser, adding a federally registered advisory business to the company’s broader tokenized-asset infrastructure. Securitize announced the change on July 27.
Securitize Capital plans to work with asset managers, institutional investors and other sophisticated market participants exploring blockchain-based investment strategies. The new status provides a regulated framework for advising clients on on-chain products and portfolio-management structures, although the precise services offered will depend on each client relationship and the applicable securities rules.
We’ve expanded our regulated platform with the registration of Securitize Capital LLC as an investment adviser with the SEC.
This adds advisory capabilities for asset managers, institutional investors, and other sophisticated market participants. pic.twitter.com/p0N7U3XzyW
— Securitize (@Securitize) July 27, 2026
Advisory Registration Extends a Broader Regulatory Stack
The company’s U.S. operations already include Securitize Markets, an SEC-registered broker-dealer and FINRA member that operates an Alternative Trading System, as well as an SEC-registered transfer agent and a fund-administration business. Adding an investment adviser brings advisory capabilities alongside issuance, recordkeeping, administration and secondary-market infrastructure.
That combination gives Securitize a wider operational base for working with institutions throughout the lifecycle of tokenized securities. The registration should not, however, be interpreted as SEC approval of Securitize’s expertise, products or investment strategies. SEC rules require registered advisers to make clear that registration does not imply a particular level of skill or training.
Securitize has already developed tokenization infrastructure for several large investment managers, including BlackRock, Apollo, KKR, Hamilton Lane and VanEck. Its most prominent mandate is BlackRock’s BUIDL fund, for which Securitize provides tokenization and regulated securities infrastructure, including transfer-agent services. SEC-filed company materials identify BUIDL as a tokenized fund backed primarily by cash, U.S. Treasury bills and repurchase agreements.
The regulatory expansion comes shortly after Securitize became a publicly traded company. Securitize shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SECZ on July 2, following the completion of its business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II. The company marked the listing with a closing-bell ceremony on July 6.
On-Chain Vaults Draw Greater Regulatory Attention
The adviser registration also arrives as U.S. regulators examine how established investment-management rules may apply to blockchain-based vaults and lending strategies. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said on July 22 that managing certain on-chain strategies may raise investment adviser, investment company or securities-law questions, depending on how assets are selected, allocated and controlled.
Peirce emphasized that vaults vary considerably. Some rely entirely on immutable smart contracts, while others give individuals or organizations discretion over investment selection and asset reallocation. The greater the managerial role played by a vault operator or curator, the more likely its activities may require analysis under federal securities laws. Her remarks represented an individual commissioner’s position rather than a new SEC rule or formal agency determination.
As a registered adviser, Securitize Capital will operate under additional disclosure, compliance and recordkeeping obligations imposed by the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Registered advisers must maintain compliance programs and codes of ethics, while SEC staff may examine their operations for adherence to federal securities requirements. The framework also subjects advisers to fiduciary duties of care and loyalty toward their clients.
The registration does not resolve the broader legal questions surrounding every tokenized fund, vault or on-chain strategy. It does give Securitize a more formal foundation for developing advisory relationships within existing securities rules, reinforcing the company’s strategy of combining blockchain infrastructure with regulated financial services rather than treating tokenization as a separate market outside traditional oversight.