Securitize just pulled off something no one else has done. It became the first company to debut shares on the NYSE and put them on-chain at the same time.
President Brett Redfearn says this isn’t a one-off. The firm is already talking with other companies about tokenizing their IPOs. He expects those deals to close “definitely within the next year.”
Think about what that means. For years, blockchain enthusiasts have been saying tokenized securities are the future. But actually getting a NYSE listing alongside onchain shares? That’s a different level of legitimacy.
The move bridges two worlds that don’t always get along — traditional finance and crypto. Securitize is essentially saying you don’t have to pick one. Investors can trade the same shares on Wall Street or onchain, whichever works for them.
If other IPOs follow, this could shift how companies think about going public. Why settle for a traditional listing when you can have both?
Redfearn didn’t name names, but the pipeline is real. We’ll see who steps up next.
