The New York Stock Exchange is advancing plans for 24/7 tokenized equities trading through a partnership with Securitize. The move links a major exchange operator with blockchain infrastructure for issuing and managing digital securities.
Securitize will provide the technology to tokenize shares of stocks and exchange-traded funds, enabling issuance and trading on blockchain rails. The partnership formalizes NYSE’s earlier plans, outlined in January, to build a continuous trading venue for tokenized securities. The Wall Street Journal first reported the development.
Can Tokenized Equities Shift Market Structure Toward 24/7 Trading?
The initiative reflects growing momentum across Wall Street to digitize traditional financial instruments. Tokenization converts equities into blockchain-based assets, enabling faster settlement and broader access. Securitize has already worked with institutions such as BlackRock, which launched a tokenized fund using its platform.
Rival exchanges are pursuing similar strategies. Nasdaq has partnered with crypto exchange Kraken to connect tokenized equities with decentralized finance rails, signaling parallel infrastructure buildouts. But adoption remains dependent on regulatory clarity and interoperability between traditional and blockchain-based systems.
Regulatory signals in the United States are beginning to shift. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has engaged with industry participants on digital securities frameworks, with Commissioner Hester Peirce encouraging firms to test tokenization models. How quickly can regulatory pathways evolve to support full-scale deployment?
The NYSE-Securitize partnership positions tokenization closer to core market infrastructure rather than peripheral experimentation. The next catalyst will be pilot program details, including asset listings and trading volumes, as exchanges test whether continuous markets can attract institutional liquidity.
