Securitize and Computershare enable U.S. companies to issue securities as digital tokens
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Updated · The Wall Street Journal · Apr 29
Securitize and Computershare enable U.S. companies to issue securities as digital tokens
11 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · Apr 29
Computershare, the world’s largest transfer agent serving over 25,000 companies, will now support tokenized securities alongside traditional shares for clients including Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, and Disney.
Investors can choose to hold securities as digital tokens or traditional shares, with Computershare managing both formats and processing corporate actions such as dividend payouts and proxy voting.
The partnership reflects growing momentum for blockchain-based tokenization among major Wall Street players, as Securitize—backed by BlackRock and ARK Invest—prepares to go public in a $1.25 billion SPAC deal.
As NYSE and Nasdaq race to launch tokenized securities, how will this affect global competition and investor behavior?
What practical barriers remain for companies and investors wanting to adopt tokenized shares today?
Could tokenized stocks fundamentally change how investors access, trade, and benefit from U.S. securities markets?
How will retail investors experience the transition to tokenized shares, and what protections will they need in this new landscape?
How might the rise of Digital Transfer Agents disrupt traditional financial intermediaries and reshape the industry's power dynamics?
Will interoperability hurdles between blockchains and legacy systems create new forms of market fragmentation or inefficiency?