Securitize, the world’s leading platform for tokenizing real-world assets, announced that it has obtained the regulatory approval to operate as both an Investment Firm and a Trading & Settlement System (TSS) in the European Union. As part of this authorization, Securitize will launch its European TSS on Avalanche, leveraging the blockchain’s high-performance architecture for regulated markets.

With these approvals, Securitize becomes the only company in the world licensed to operate regulated digital securities infrastructure in both the United States and the European Union, enabling issuers and investors to participate seamlessly across two of the world’s largest capital markets.

“Tokenizing the world means removing the borders that have historically fragmented global capital markets. Becoming the only firm licensed to operate regulated digital-securities infrastructure across both the U.S. and the EU puts us in a unique position to connect issuers and investors across the world’s two largest financial markets,” said Securitize CEO and Co-Founder Carlos Domingo. “The TSS authorization completes the last major regulatory piece to enable a fully regulated, digital market in Europe that connects directly to our infrastructure in the United States.”

“Avalanche was designed for the performance and predictability required to tokenize the world’s assets,” said Ava Labs President John Wu. “We’re proud to support Securitize as they launch the first pan-European TSS powered by Avalanche. This is a major milestone for Europe’s tokenized markets and shows how institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure can unlock new levels of speed, transparency, and efficiency for issuers and investors.”

Avalanche combines sub-second finality with the ability to deploy purpose-built blockchains, giving institutions a predictable, compliant foundation for onchain trading, settlement, and lifecycle management.

Securitize’s authorization was developed with input from the CNMV, ESMA, Bank of Spain and the European Central Bank. The TSS allows Securitize to combine the roles of a Multilateral Trading Facility and a Central Securities Depository within one digital framework.

Securitize’s European entity, Securitize Europe Brokerage & Markets, SV SA, secured its Investment Firm license in December 2024, covering reception and transmission of orders, execution of orders, custody, transfer-agent services, and operation of market-infrastructure systems. The license in Spain also includes ERIR authorization, effectively the digital-transfer-agent role, which explicitly enables Securitize to manage and service tokenized assets end-to-end. That license has now been passported across most EU jurisdictions, including Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.

Securitize’s first issuance on Avalanche under the EU TSS is expected early 2026.

Source: Securitize