On Wednesday, Securitize, a leading firm in the digital asset securities space, announced that it has successfully obtained regulatory authorization for the EU's Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) pilot regime. This allows it to officially operate a regulated tokenized securities trading and settlement system within the EU. This milestone approval makes Securitize the only tokenized infrastructure provider currently holding legal licenses in both the US and EU markets, marking a new phase in the compliance process for digital assets.
This authorization was formally issued by the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), permitting Securitize to build and operate a regulated tokenized securities trading and settlement platform across the entire EU. It is particularly noteworthy that the authorization explicitly allows Securitize to interconnect its EU system with its existing US digital securities infrastructure. This arrangement not only reflects regulatory support for cross-border financial innovation but also lays an important foundation for building a transatlantic digital asset circulation system in the future.
Securitize plans to deploy its European trading and settlement system on the Avalanche blockchain network, leveraging the network's significant advantages in transaction speed, scalability, and architectural flexibility. Avalanche is renowned for its near-instant transaction finality and highly customizable smart contract architecture, effectively meeting the stringent requirements of institutional-grade financial applications for high throughput, low latency, compliance, and auditability. Through this technology selection, Securitize aims to provide the European market with an efficient, transparent, and regulatory-compliant environment for digital security issuance and circulation.
Securitize anticipates that the first tokenized security issuance on its European system will officially launch in early 2026. This timeline accounts for the cycles required for system development, compliance testing, and regulatory coordination, and also reflects the company's long-term commitment to building a robust and reliable institutional-grade infrastructure.
This development holds profound significance for the digital asset industry. First, it represents further recognition by mainstream regulators of blockchain technology's application in financial markets, providing a compliant pathway for more traditional financial institutions to participate in digital asset activities. Second, by connecting the infrastructures of the US and EU markets, Securitize is promoting the construction of a truly global digital securities circulation ecosystem, which is expected to significantly enhance the liquidity and accessibility of private market assets.
As the first issuance in 6 approaches, the market will closely watch how Securitize adapts its accumulated experience in digital security issuance, trading, and investor management from the US market to the European regulatory and market environment. This exploration will not only provide important references for the industry but could also reshape the future landscape of private asset issuance and trading.
