Securitize tokenizes 12 major U.S. stocks on Solana blockchain

Securitize is bringing tokenized versions of 12 major U.S. stocks to Solana, with plans to expand trading to the New York Stock Exchange and a new crypto-focused venue. This move signals accelerating institutional adoption of blockchain-based equities as regulators create pathways for tokenized securities trading.

• Securitize Stocks will tokenize 12 U.S. companies including Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, Microsoft and Amazon on Solana.
• Each token is backed one-for-one by an actual share and designed to preserve dividends and voting rights.
• Trading planned for NYSE’s 24/7 digital platform and OKXICE joint venture, pending regulatory approval and venue launch.

• 12 U.S. publicly traded companies launching with Securitize Stocks tokenization.
• USDC Stablecoin settlement currency for initial PropAMM platform trades.

CoinDesk reported Thursday that tokenization platform Securitize is launching Securitize Stocks, a product that converts shares of major U.S. corporations into blockchain-based tokens on the Solana network. The initial roster includes Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Netflix, Circle, Strategy and Palantir. Trading will launch on Securitize’s existing PropAMM platform, a Solana-based venue, with Jump Trading supplying liquidity and settlement occurring in USDC stablecoin. The offering reflects a broader Wall Street push to move equities onto blockchain infrastructure, enabling around-the-clock trading, faster settlement and potential use of stocks as collateral in onchain lending markets.

Tokens designed to preserve shareholder rights and market protections

Each Securitize Stock token is backed one-for-one by an actual share held in custody, structured to maintain economic benefits and shareholder entitlements including dividends and voting rights. The tokens represent security entitlements rather than direct ownership on corporate registers, though conversion to direct ownership may become possible as companies adopt tokenization themselves.

The opportunity is to bring equities onchain without leaving behind the ownership, investor protections and market infrastructure that make U.S. capital markets work. Securitize Stocks are designed around that principle, while creating a bridge to a future where issuers themselves can participate directly in tokenization.

Carlos Domingo, Chairman and CEO of Securitize

RQD will provide clearing, custody and settlement infrastructure connecting tokenized shares to traditional securities markets. Ripple Prime plans to explore institutional applications for the assets, while eligible investors in the U.S., Europe and permitted markets will initially access tokens during extended market hours with plans to expand to 24/7 availability.

NYSE and OKXICE expansion hinges on regulatory approval and venue launch

Securitize Stocks are planned for listing on the New York Stock Exchange’s forthcoming 24/7 digital trading platform and the OKXICE Tokenized Securities Venue, a joint venture between NYSE parent Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and crypto exchange OKX. Both expansions remain conditional on the venues launching and obtaining necessary regulatory clearances. According to a filing this week, the OKX-ICE joint venture has submitted paperwork to introduce tokenized stock trading under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s framework.

The SEC introduced an innovation exemption last month to establish a regulatory pathway for new tokenized securities trading venues built on blockchain infrastructure.

Nick Ducoff, general manager of institutional at Solana Foundation, said that tokenized equities provide worldwide investors access to opportunities they might otherwise lack, “at internet scale.”

The BlockWest read. Securitize’s move succeeds because it layers blockchain efficiency onto institutional guardrails rather than replacing them. The preservation of voting rights and dividend entitlements, combined with RQD custody backing and eventual NYSE integration, makes these tokens fundamentally different from pure crypto assets. For asset managers and custodians, this creates a new collateral class without abandoning fiduciary standards.

The immediate catalyst for investor interest will be whether NYSE and OKXICE launch their platforms on schedule and whether the SEC’s innovation exemption creates a durable regulatory moat. Watch for whether Securitize expands the company list beyond 12, and whether other blockchain platforms or tokenization firms announce competing offerings under the same regulatory pathway.

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