Securitize and Computershare say they have agreed on a structure that lets U.S.-listed companies issue tokenized shares directly rather than relying on wrapped products that only mirror stock exposure.

What the agreement does

According to the companies' April 29 announcement, issuers can add Issuer-Sponsored Tokens (ISTs) alongside existing shares, including holdings in the Direct Registration System. Computershare will serve as transfer agent for those tokenized positions and process corporate actions such as dividends, splits, and shareholder communications alongside other directly registered holdings.

That is the key distinction. The companies are describing tokenized equity as part of the issuer's actual capital structure, not a derivative or offshore representation of a stock. Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo said the tokens are meant to represent direct equity ownership in token form, while Computershare said the model is designed to fit within the existing U.S. regulatory framework.

Why it matters

Tokenized stocks have been a recurring crypto theme, but many products so far have offered economic exposure without the full legal rights attached to registered shares. This deal targets the underlying transfer-agent layer instead.

That makes the announcement notable because Computershare already sits deep inside public-market plumbing. The company says it serves more than 25,000 public and private companies globally, and outside reporting describes it as transfer agent for a majority of the S&P 500. If issuers adopt the model, tokenized shares could move closer to mainstream equity infrastructure without requiring companies to abandon existing shareholder records or corporate-action workflows.