Securitize to add Stellar as 17th blockchain for tokenized assets

What happened

Securitize said on Wednesday that it intends to bring the Stellar network into its tokenization platform, which would make Stellar the 17th blockchain the firm supports for institutional tokenized assets. The announcement was timed to Meridian 2026, the Stellar Development Foundation's annual conference in Lisbon, and was reported by Unchained and Crypto.news.

Under the plan, asset managers would be able to issue, administer and transfer regulated financial instruments on Stellar while relying on Securitize's existing securities infrastructure, which includes brokerage, transfer agency and investment advisory operations in the United States alongside licensed securities businesses in Europe. Securitize characterized the agreement as a planned expansion, meaning it does not establish that any existing tokenized funds or equities have already moved onto the network.

The company did not identify which products would launch first, which asset manager had committed to using the connection, or when the work would be finished, saying only that details on supported assets would be shared later. Carlos Domingo, Securitize's co-founder and chief executive, framed the move around Stellar's standing in the real-world asset market, calling it the fourth-largest ecosystem for tokenized RWAs and linking that position to growing institutional demand. Denelle Dixon, chief executive and executive director of the Stellar Development Foundation, said the two organizations would work to widen the infrastructure available to asset managers on the network.

Why it matters

The deal adds another venue to Securitize's multichain approach, in which asset managers pick networks according to their operational and distribution requirements rather than defaulting to a single ledger. For Stellar, it brings a partner whose platform held roughly $5 billion in tokenized securities at the end of September and whose client list includes Apollo, BlackRock, BNY, Hamilton Lane, KKR and VanEck. The network already offers controls aimed at regulated products, such as identity checks, transfer restrictions and clawbacks, which matter for compliance-heavy issuance. Securitize noted that connecting a network does not by itself remove the investor eligibility, compliance or custody conditions attached to individual financial products.

What the data shows

Estimates of Stellar's real-world asset base vary by source and date. Data from rwa.xyz cited by Unchained put Stellar's distributed RWA value at about $3.77 billion as of Oct. 28, fourth behind Ethereum at roughly $15.9 billion, BNB Chain at $6.3 billion and Solana at $4.9 billion. RedStone research published in August found Stellar's tokenized asset value climbing from approximately $785 million in January to more than $3 billion by July, spanning tokenized funds, Treasuries and corporate credit. The same study found that Blend lending pools accepting real-world assets held just over $2 million, a reminder that the value issued on a network and the value actively traded or used as collateral are separate measures.

Background

Stellar has hosted Franklin Templeton's tokenized U.S. government money fund since 2021, and the BENJI product has since expanded to additional blockchains. Securitize has been widening its own footprint. In November 2024, BlackRock's BUIDL fund, which Securitize tokenizes, expanded from Ethereum to Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, OP Mainnet and Polygon PoS. The firm began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SECZ in July. In September, KB Securities selected Securitize and Optimism to develop tokenized funds for South Korean institutions, naming OP Mainnet as the intended network for a first money market product. Earlier in October, Securitize partnered with South Korea's LG CNS to explore tokenized funds and stablecoins, and it has confirmed that 12 tokenized stocks are live on Solana for eligible investors.

What to watch

Securitize has left both the timetable and the product line-up open, and its forward-looking disclosures warn that implementation could be delayed, changed or left incomplete because of technical, regulatory or commercial conditions. The questions to watch are which asset manager and which fund come first on Stellar, whether the integration advances from planning into live issuance, and whether tokenized assets on the network begin to be used beyond issuance, in lending and as collateral, for instance, where RedStone's figures suggest activity remains modest.

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