U.S. stocks: Securitize surges 24.3%, tokenized stocks up 67.8% cumulatively after 'innovation exemption'.

BlockBeats news, September 22, according to BIT (bit.com) market data, U.S. stock digital asset tokenization platform Securitize (SECZ) closed up 24.3%, rose another 3.7% in after-hours trading, with its stock price breaking above $14. On September 17, "the SEC approved limited trading of tokenized stocks on an on-chain platform," and SECZ opened at $8.34 that day, rising more than 67.8% since then.

Securitize is a U.S.-licensed tokenization infrastructure company, founded in 2017, and went public via SPAC in July 2026. It registers fund shares, private credit, stocks, and other assets as on-chain securities, and provides full-process services including transfer agency, brokerage, ATS trading, and fund administration. Its partners include BlackRock (tokenized money market fund BUIDL), Apollo, KKR, and others, with BlackRock being both an important client and investor. Securitize's approach is institutional-grade, bringing real securities with shareholder rights on-chain, rather than synthetic stock price tokens.