Securitize CEO Says Ad Against Third-Party Tokenized Shares May Aid Regulated Firms

Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo said an ad urging public companies to object to third-party tokenized shares could help regulated U.S. firms by conflating how tokens are structured with where they trade. Domingo called the message misleading in an Oct. 26 post. “This ad is misleading; it mixes tokenization with how it is done and where those tokens trade,” he wrote. He argued that the reaction could benefit companies such as Securitize that offer tokenized securities through regulated U.S. venues. A Sept. 17 SEC order created temporary, conditional exemptions for certain tokenized securities venues and liquidity providers.