Securitize’s Graham Ferguson explains why tokenized securities don’t need the Clarity Act to survive

While much of the crypto industry has been wringing its hands over the fate of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, Securitize is essentially shrugging. Graham Ferguson, the company’s Head of Ecosystem, appeared on The Starting Block to make a straightforward case: tokenized securities built on existing regulatory frameworks don’t need new legislation to function.

The compliance moat

Securitize operates as an SEC-registered broker-dealer, transfer agent, and alternative trading system operator. The company facilitates the issuance, custody, settlement, and trading of tokenized assets on public blockchains like Solana and Avalanche, all while maintaining compliance with US securities laws.

The firm now oversees more than $4 billion in tokenized real-world assets across various funds.

The CLARITY Act, a bipartisan bill designed to sort out jurisdictional boundaries between the SEC and CFTC over digital assets, passed the House with a 294-134 vote in July 2025. A Senate procedural vote followed on September 15, 2026.

Securitize’s issuer-sponsored model means every token it creates already conforms to the regulatory standards that the CLARITY Act would theoretically codify.

Going public and going on-chain simultaneously

Securitize went public on the NYSE under the ticker SECZ on July 2, 2026, through a deal valued at roughly $400 million. The company simultaneously tokenized its shares on both Solana and Avalanche, becoming the first newly public company to pull off a dual blockchain listing alongside a traditional exchange debut.

The company also secured FINRA approval for on-chain custody and atomic settlement against stablecoins. Atomic settlement means that both sides of a trade, the asset and the payment, settle simultaneously and automatically.

The BlackRock factor

Securitize’s partnership with BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, adds considerable institutional credibility to its operations. The $4 billion-plus in tokenized assets under management spans multiple funds.

Ferguson joined Securitize in 2025 with a specific mandate: integrating tokenized assets with decentralized finance protocols.

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