NASDAQ-Listed Currenc Group Tokenizes Stock On Solana Through Securitize

Securitize, the world’s largest tokenization firm best known for bringing BlackRock’s $BUIDL onchain, today announced its intention to tokenize yet another NASDAQ-listed stock.

Currenc Group , a fintech company, will deploy its public stock, $CURR, on Ethereum and Solana, giving shareholders access to 24/7 markets, fractional ownership, and DeFi utilities like lending and collateralization.

The announcements reflects growing appetite for tokenization amongst TradFi experts, with BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and SEC Chair Paul Atkins championing the sector as the biggest financial unlock of the decade. 

Securitize Brings Currenc Group Onchain

Leading tokenization firm Securitize is adding another feather to its cap. Responsible for the issuance of over $3.86B of RWAs, Securitize has been shoulder-tapped to handle the tokenization of Currenc Group’s ordinary stock, $CURR, on Solana and Ethereum.

Currenc Group CEO Alex Kong argues that deploying the firm’s stock on blockchain rails offers shareholders a wealth of benefits, including round-the-clock trading and practical DeFi integrations.

“By bringing Currenc shares onchain, we are working toward a model where shareholders could access 24/7 markets, participate globally, use their holdings more efficiently, and potentially unlock new forms of utility including collateralization and automated trading. We believe this is an important step toward a more open and functional future for public markets." - Alex Kong, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Currenc Group

Unsurprisingly, the tokenization of its public stock is far from Currenc Group’s first brush with the crypto industry. In November 2025, the firm announced a proposed reverse merger with Animoca Brands, a blockchain gaming company. 

Reinforcing the “tokenize everything” mantra, Securitize co-founder and CEO Carlos Domingo is adamant that tokenization is critical to the future of financial infrastructure.

"With Currenc, we are continuing to show what issuer-led tokenization can look like when the token represents the real security and the company is actively involved in the process. This is about more than putting shares on a blockchain. We are working toward a market structure where public equities can move globally, trade more efficiently, and become more interoperable with the next generation of financial infrastructure." - Carlos Domingo, Co-Founder and CEO of Securitize

DeFi Utility Comes for Natively Tokenized Stocks

Currency Group joins a steadily growing list of public companies, like Galaxy and Forward Industries, opting to tokenize their public stocks onchain. 

While access remains limited to accredited and verified investors, tokenized stocks are steadily becoming more compatible with Solana DeFi.

Last week, Superstate, a tokenization firm, announced that it had enabled DeFi utility for $GLXY shares. Powered by Kamino, shareholders can now lend, or collateralize and borrow against their $GLXY and $FWDI holdings.

Fink, Atkins Champion Tokenization

As crypto continues to evolve into a mature, institutional-scale asset class, TradFi experts and industry leaders are advocating for the widespread tokenization of all financial markets. 

In an annual letter to shareholders, Blackrock CEO Larry Fink posited that tokenization is expected to revolutionize the financial landscape in the same way the internet did in 1996.

Meanwhile, SEC Chair Paul Atkins has declared that, in line with the ambitions of ‘Project Crypto’, “all U.S. markets will be onchain within two years”. 

Built on blockchain rails, Chair Atkins argues that the financial system would be far more transparent and predictable than the legacy system. As the crypto industry’s most performant general-purpose network, Solana is well positioned to serve as the foundation for a TradFi-scale digital economy and capture capital flows as they move onchain.

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