BlackRock-Backed Securitize Chooses Wormhole for Cross-Chain Tokenization

Key Points:

• BlackRock-backed Securitize partners with Wormhole for further developments in cross-chain tokenization.
• This deal solidifies liquidity and flexibility to the tokenized asset in a world with various blockchains.
• This integration is designed to bridge traditional finance with DeFi by way of using public blockchains.

Securitize, a BlackRock-backed tokenization platform, has inked Wormhole for better cross-chain interoperability. With this integration, the ecosystem is expected to feel better in terms of liquidity, compliance, and access to tokenized assets with frictionless porting across different blockchain ecosystems.

Securitize Partners with Wormhole for Cross-Chain Tokenization

Securitize, a real-world asset tokenization platform backed by BlackRock, announced on September 20, 2024, that the company would integrate with Wormhole. Given the integration, all current and future tokenized assets using the Securitize platform will include the cross-chain functionality of Wormhole to easily move such assets between blockchains.

It tailors the Wormhole messaging protocol to the smart contracts of Securitize and addresses the regulatory requirements of asset managers. The integration will bridge traditional finance and DeFi and bring liquidity and access.

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Cross-Chain Tokenization in DeFi

In the words of Carlos Domingo, CEO of Securitize, the partnership will create sub-second, sub-penny transactions, taking us to a cross-chain ecosystem where public blockchains unlock new opportunities for tokenized assets.

Robinson Burkey, Wormhole co-founder said: “Securitize has established itself as a market leader in the tokenized asset space, and we are excited to create better asset management experiences for their users.”

Developing Security and Adoption for Tokenized Assets

For further security and compliance, Securitize is also partnering with top security companies including Zokyo, Fuzzland, PeckShield and BlockSec. This partnership with Wormhole constitutes an important milestone in making the tokenization of assets better and continuing to drive the institutional adoption of tokenized assets.