The tokenization titan behind BlackRock’s on-chain fund is reportedly in talks to go public via a Cantor Fitzgerald SPAC — marking the first billion-dollar play in real-world asset tokenization.
Securitize — the quiet powerhouse behind Wall Street’s blockchain pivot — is reportedly finalizing a SPAC merger with Cantor Fitzgerald’s vehicle, Cantor Equity Partners II Inc., in a deal valuing it above $1 billion.
The scoop comes from Bloomberg’s Crystal Tse, Olga Kharif, and David Pan, citing anonymous sources familiar with the talks. Negotiations are still fluid, and both sides have declined public comment — but the implications are massive.
If confirmed, the merger would make Securitize one of the first public pure-play tokenization firms, officially bringing on-chain finance to the U.S. stock market.
Securitize was founded on a bold mission: turning traditional finance into programmable digital assets.
It’s already delivered. The company powers BlackRock’s BUIDL fund — the largest tokenized U.S. Treasury vehicle with over $2.82B AUM — and maintains partnerships with Morgan Stanley, Nomura, and ARK Venture Fund.
Its technology converts real-world assets (RWAs) — bonds, equity, real estate, ETFs — into on-chain tokens, enabling 24/7 liquidity and global access.
“Securitize is doing for finance what AWS did for cloud,” one analyst said. “It’s invisible infrastructure — but it powers everything.”
If this deal proceeds, Securitize would become the first publicly listed tokenization infrastructure company — legitimizing a sector many call the next trillion-dollar frontier in finance.
Tokenization isn’t a crypto niche anymore. It’s financial modernization in motion.
By digitizing Treasuries, equities, and commodities, Securitize and its peers are turning illiquid assets into programmable, liquid markets — transforming how capital moves between institutions, investors, and protocols.
And Cantor Fitzgerald’s involvement makes the statement louder: Wall Street isn’t experimenting with blockchain — it’s integrating it.
This isn’t another token pump. It’s the corporatization of blockchain.
A $1B SPAC merger doesn’t just give Securitize a ticker symbol. It validates the RWA narrative — the thesis that real yield and real assets will define the next crypto cycle.
While DeFi and memecoins chase hype, Securitize is building the rails — infrastructure for the coming era of on-chain capital markets.
As one industry insider put it:
“Securitize is playing chess while crypto’s still rolling dice.”
If successful, the Securitize–Cantor deal would:
The bridge between Wall Street and Web3 isn’t hypothetical anymore. It’s filing to go public.
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