Securitize starts offering one-to-one-backed tokenized stocks

Securitize launched a tokenized-stock offering with tokens designed to be backed one-for-one by underlying shares, beginning with several large US issuers. The launch is another step in connecting conventional securities ownership with blockchain-based transfer and record-keeping.

Tokenization does not remove securities-law obligations, market-hour limitations or intermediary dependencies by itself. The design of the custody and redemption arrangement remains as important as the ledger technology when evaluating investor rights.