Securitize Adopts Wormhole to Boost Liquidity for Institutional Tokenized Assets

Securitize, an asset tokenization platform, has launched a blockchain interoperability resolution with Wormhole to allow cross-network transfers for institutional tokenized funds.

Tokenization Platform Securitize Deploys Wormhole for Multichain Fund Administration

The mixing permits funds tokenized on Securitize’s platform to maneuver seamlessly throughout Arbitrum, Avalanche, Ethereum, Optimism’s OP Mainnet, and Polygon. Securitize states that Wormhole, which has facilitated over $55 billion in cross-chain transactions since 2020, will function the unique interoperability layer for Securitize’s shoppers, together with Blackrock, KKR, and Hamilton Lane.

Blackrock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), launched in March 2024, reported $642 million in belongings underneath administration (AUM) as of Jan. 27, 2025. The deployment goals to deal with institutional demand for multichain flexibility, enabling traders to switch tokenized belongings between networks whereas sustaining compliance and safety.

Securitize’s announcement, shared with Bitcoin.com Information, explains that Wormhole’s messaging protocol will pair with the agency’s proprietary good contracts, permitting personalized options for fund-specific necessities. The setup helps options resembling instantaneous transfers, onchain dividend distributions, and custody flexibility. Robinson Burkey, co-founder of Wormhole Basis, famous the collaboration displays the rising institutional curiosity in onchain asset mobility.

Carlos Domingo, CEO of Securitize, emphasised the partnership’s function in scaling entry to tokenized belongings. “This allows our shoppers’ tokenized belongings, like Blackrock’s BUIDL, to scale seamlessly throughout new networks, additional increasing entry and liquidity for traders,” Domingo defined on Tuesday.

The transfer aligns with broader business efforts to bridge conventional finance with decentralized networks. In keeping with the corporate, Securitize manages tokenized belongings value over $1.5 billion, with Wormhole’s infrastructure poised to assist future progress in cross-chain institutional merchandise.