Securitize gains SEC adviser status as SECZ falls 10%

Securitize expanded its regulated US platform after its capital subsidiary registered with the SEC, while SECZ shares fell nearly 10% on Monday. Summary Securitize Capital’s SEC investment adviser registration became effective July 22, federal records show. The registration adds disclosure, compliance, recordkeeping and examination requirements under US securities law. Securitize manages more than $5 billion in assets, including BlackRock’s $2.6 billion BUIDL fund. SECZ fell nearly 10% to $6.76, reducing Securitize’s market value to about $1 billion. Securitize Capital becomes an SEC-registered adviser Securitize said Monday that its subsidiary, Securitize Capital LLC, has registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser. The registration became effective on July 22, according to the SEC’s Investment Adviser Public Disclosure database. The Miami-based business had operated as an exempt reporting adviser in Florida since March 2023. That earlier status generally restricted the unit to advising venture capital funds or private funds with less than $150 million in US assets under management. Full registration removes those limits but brings additional...