Overview
- A partnership announced Wednesday between Securitize and Computershare lets U.S.-listed companies add Issuer-Sponsored Tokens alongside traditional shares.
- ISTs are designed as direct equity recorded on the official shareholder ledger, not derivative wrappers that only mirror stock prices.
- Computershare will act as transfer agent for tokenized holdings and process dividends, splits, voting, and ownership records across both formats.
- Computershare reports coverage of more than 25,000 issuers and 58% of the S&P 500, and a Securitize executive estimated the tie-up could enable about 10,000 public companies to move capital on-chain.
- Investors could hold shares in digital wallets, borrow against them on-chain, and benefit from faster settlement, with real impact hinging on issuer adoption and regulatory review.