According to a recent LinkedIn post from Securitize, the company has received approval from FINRA’s Continuing Membership Application process to expand its broker-dealer activities. The post indicates that Securitize is now approved to custody tokenized securities, positioning it as a full-stack provider of on-chain IPO infrastructure.
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The company’s LinkedIn post highlights that this approval supports atomic swaps and enables clearing and settlement between tokenized securities and stablecoins on-chain in a single transaction. The post suggests this could reduce operational complexity for issuers and investors while potentially improving settlement efficiency.
As described in the post, Securitize Markets can now act as an underwriter or selling group participant for tokenized securities offerings, broadening its role in capital markets transactions. This expanded functionality may strengthen the firm’s competitive position in digital asset securities by integrating trading, distribution, and custody under a regulated broker-dealer framework.
For investors, the LinkedIn update points to a potential acceleration in revenue opportunities tied to tokenized securities issuance, secondary trading, and related services. If market adoption of tokenized securities and stablecoin-based settlement grows, Securitize’s enhanced regulatory permissions could provide a differentiated infrastructure advantage versus traditional broker-dealers and newer digital-asset platforms.