The tokenized real-world asset (RWA) market continues to grow as more Wall Street firms move traditional assets onto blockchain. Now, one of the industry’s biggest players, Securitize, has announced a major expansion after raising over $400 million through its public listing.
The company’s CEO believes tokenized stocks and ETFs could become a multi-trillion-dollar market, but how big can this opportunity really become?
Securitize Raises $400 Million for Expansion
Securitize, which recently started trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), plans to use its new funding to expand its institutional tokenization business.
CEO Carlos Domingo said the company is now looking to acquire businesses that complement its services rather than buying direct competitors.
“We’re going to have a very strong balance sheet, as the company does not need the entire $400 million simply to operate.”
Securitize has already established itself as one of the largest tokenization companies in the industry.
According to RWA.xyz, the company has issued around $4.4 billion worth of tokenized assets. This includes BlackRock’s $2.2 billion BUIDL tokenized Treasury fund, along with products for major institutions such as Apollo, KKR, Hamilton Lane, and VanEck.
Therefore, Securitize wants to build a complete platform where institutions can issue, manage, and trade tokenized securities in one place.
How big Tokenized Stocks Market Could Become?
While tokenized Treasury funds have led the first wave of adoption, Domingo believes the next major opportunity is public equities and ETFs.
“Tokenized equities and ETFs are something we think moves the needle significantly.”
He explained that the global equity market is worth around $140 trillion. If just 2% of those assets move onto blockchain networks, the tokenized equity market alone could reach around $3 trillion.
Recently, Citigroup projects the RWA market could grow to $5.5 trillion by 2030, while Boston Consulting Group and Ripple estimate it could grow to $18.9 trillion by 2033.
Wall Street Is Moving Toward Tokenization
Securitize is not alone in pushing tokenized securities.
Earlier this year, the NYSE’s parent company, ICE, partnered with Securitize to develop blockchain infrastructure for tokenized stocks. The company has also teamed up with Computershare and Continental to help public companies issue shares directly on blockchain.
Meanwhile, Nasdaq has been exploring tokenization initiatives, while DTCC, which oversees more than $114 trillion in securities, plans to launch its own tokenized securities platform later this year.
With institutions rapidly entering the sector, the tokenized RWA market has already grown beyond $64 billion.
