Securitize CEO Pushes Blockchain Records to Identify Shareholders

Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo is urging public companies to record share ownership on a blockchain, a change he says could help them identify shareholders for dividend payments and proxy votes.

“I don’t even know who my shareholders are, which is insane,” Domingo said. He described recording shares through a transfer agent under the names of their beneficial owners, making it easier for companies to reach them.

The proposal concerns how ownership is recorded, not the rights attached to shares. In April, Securitize and Computershare agreed to support U.S. issuers offering Issuer-Sponsored Tokens alongside existing shares, including shares held through the Direct Registration System.

Securitize began trading on the New York Stock Exchange as SECZ on July 2, 2026, and put its common stock onchain that day. The company’s onchain stock launch provides an example of its tokenized shares.

The agreement and Domingo’s remarks do not establish how many other companies will adopt the model or when shareholder records and proxy voting might move to blockchain-based systems.