Securitize Partners with Computershare to Tokenize Equity in the $70 Trillion Stock Market

Huo Xing Cai Jing reports, according to CoinDesk, Securitize, a tokenization platform backed by BlackRock, has announced a partnership with Computershare, a global leader in stock transfer agency services, enabling U.S. public companies to issue on-chain tokenized equity (Issuer-Sponsored Tokens, ISTs) alongside their existing stock systems. Under the arrangement, investors will soon have the option to hold shares through traditional brokerage accounts or directly through digital wallets as on-chain equity assets. Computershare will continue to serve as the transfer agent, managing shareholder registers, dividend distributions, and other corporate actions. The report notes that the core innovation of this structure lies in avoiding the common “wrapped shares” model found in traditional crypto markets. Unlike derivative tokens that merely represent claims on underlying shares, ISTs will directly represent actual equity ownership, not just off-chain stock proxies. Carlos Domingo stated that ISTs are not derivatives built on top of existing shares, but rather allow U.S. issuers to create genuine equity directly in tokenized form. Data shows that Computershare currently serves over 25,000 companies and acts as transfer agent for approximately 58% of S&P 500 enterprises. The market views this partnership as a significant step toward integrating blockchain infrastructure into the core backend systems of the U.S. securities market, potentially accelerating the on-chain settlement, equity registration, and asset transfer of U.S. stocks.