Securitize CEO says tokenized stocks could unlock a $5 trillion crypto market

At a panel at ETHConf, Carlos Domingo argued that bringing stocks and exchange-traded funds onchain could unlock a market far larger than today's roughly $30 billion tokenized asset sector.

Securitize CEO says tokenized stocks could unlock a $5 trillion crypto market

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Securitize CEO says tokenized stocks could unlock a $5 trillion crypto market

At a panel at ETHConf, Carlos Domingo argued that bringing stocks and exchange-traded funds onchain could unlock a market far larger than today's roughly $30 billion tokenized asset sector.

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Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo at ETHConf 2026 (Margaux Nijkerk/ CoinDesk)

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Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo said tokenized equities and ETFs, not just tokenized Treasuries, could be the catalyst that grows the real-world asset (RWA) market from roughly $30 billion today to as much as $5 trillion, arguing that even a small share of the $150 trillion global equities market moving on-chain would be transformative.

Domingo contended that public blockchains, particularly Ethereum, are best positioned to power institutional tokenization, while criticizing many existing tokenized stock offerings as synthetic products rather than true tokenized equities that give investors direct ownership, voting rights and dividends.

Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo said he believes tokenized equities and ETFs, not private credit or Treasury products, will be the asset class that ultimately drives the real-world asset (RWA) market into the trillions.

Speaking at a ETHConf panel in New York on Tuesday, Domingo argued that bringing stocks and exchange-traded funds onchain could unlock a market far larger than today's roughly $30 billion tokenized asset sector.

"The entire equities and ETF market worldwide is probably like $150 trillion," Domingo said. "Only if a small percentage of that, like 2% or 3%, moves onchain, it gets you very close to that $5 trillion."

The comments come as Securitize

prepares to go public

and seeks to expand its role as one of the largest tokenization providers for institutions, including BlackRock.

While tokenized U.S. Treasuries have emerged as the dominant RWA category over the past two years, Domingo argued that tokenized stocks could become the industry's next major growth engine. Securitize has announced partnerships with the New York Stock Exchange and transfer agent Computershare aimed at enabling on-chain trading and settlement of equities.

Domingo also drew a distinction between what he considers "real" tokenized equities and the growing number of blockchain-based stock products offered outside the U.S.

"A lot of people that today say that they tokenize equities, they're not tokenizing equity," he said, arguing that many offerings rely on derivatives or synthetic structures rather than direct ownership of the underlying shares.

According to Domingo, the long-term goal is for blockchain-based securities to offer the same investor rights as traditional shares while benefiting from instant settlement, 24/7 transferability and deeper integration with decentralized finance.

Domingo maintained that public blockchains, particularly Ethereum, remain the preferred infrastructure for institutional tokenization despite concerns around transparency and compliance. Securitize uses smart contracts to restrict ownership to approved investors while allowing assets to move on permissionless networks.

Looking ahead, Domingo said he expects blockchain-based markets to develop alongside existing financial infrastructure before gradually absorbing a larger share of activity.

"The traditional markets are going to stay," he said. "We're going to see a new market emerge in parallel that will run on blockchain rails and be much more efficient."

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