Overview
- Securitize confirmed Friday that 12 major U.S. stocks, including Apple, Nvidia and Tesla, are live as security‑entitlement tokens on its Solana‑based Securitize Stocks platform.
- Each token is claimed to be backed one‑for‑one by an underlying share held in segregated custody and the company says the backing shares will not be lent out.
- Participation is gated by onboarding and identity checks and available only to eligible investors in permitted jurisdictions, with conversion to registered shares possible under specific arrangements.
- The launch uses Jump Trading as an initial market maker and settlement partners that plan to support USDC settlement on Solana, and Securitize says it seeks to expand the catalog toward 75 stocks and secure listings on regulated venues such as NYSE Digital ATS.
- Wall Street and markets have taken note: Securitize reported more than $5 billion in tokenized assets under management and a record $15.6 billion trading month in September, StoneX raised its SECZ price target, and observers say the listings could help Solana demand even though short‑term price expectations are mixed.