Securitize, a key player in digital asset securities, acquired a Registered Investment Adviser license from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, allowing the firm to offer advisory services for tokenized investment strategies directly to asset managers and institutional clients.
An RIA license permits firms to provide investment advice on securities and manage client portfolios under a fiduciary standard. For Securitize, that means formally guiding institutions through tokenized assets, ensuring compliance and offering structured investment products.
Securitize already operates as an SEC-registered transfer agent and broker-dealer—licenses that facilitate the issuance and trading of tokenized securities. The RIA license completes a full regulatory suite, enabling end-to-end service for institutional clients exploring digital asset investments.
Institutional interest in tokenized real-world assets continues to grow. TVL across RWA protocols climbed 34 percent since May, reaching $12.8 billion, driven by demand for yield-bearing assets on-chain, particularly tokenized money market funds and Treasuries.
The RIA license gives asset managers a familiar regulatory framework for due diligence and investment decision-making, reducing the compliance friction typically associated with digital asset classes.
Tokenized strategies covered under the registration include private credit funds, real estate portfolios and U.S. Treasury products. Securitize can now advise on constructing and managing portfolios that incorporate these assets across specific institutional mandates.
Fragmented liquidity across chains and the development of institutional-grade market infrastructure remain the core scaling challenges for tokenization broadly. Interoperability solutions are still a prerequisite for wider adoption.
The license opens direct engagement with pension funds, endowments and wealth managers—entities that require the highest level of regulatory compliance before committing capital.
Ondo's OUSG, a tokenized U.S. Treasury fund, added $340 million in net deposits over the past 30 days. Securitize's expanded regulatory stack supports such flows by providing a regulated pathway for institutional participation.
