Securitize and Avalanche receive EU approval: a breakthrough in compliant on-chain securities markets.
Core breakthrough
Regulatory milestone : In November 2025, Securitize received EU DLT Pilot Regime authorization from the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), becoming one of the first companies to receive permission under the EU Distributed Ledger Technology Pilot Regime.
Scope of authorization : This license has the effect of an EU passport and can be used to operate in multiple EU member states, including Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. It allows Securitize to issue, trade, and settle tokenized securities as an investment company and a transaction settlement system (TSS).
Technical infrastructure
Avalanche Deployment : Securitize chose to deploy its compliant securities trading and settlement system on the Avalanche blockchain, primarily based on the following considerations:
- Sub-second determinism : Meeting institutional-grade transaction settlement requirements
- Institutional-grade architecture : supports large-scale security tokenization operations
- Compliance framework : Highly compatible with EU regulatory requirements
Timeline : The initial tokenized security offering is expected to launch in early 2026.
Market impact
Global reach advantage : Securitize is now the only digital asset securities firm that has obtained regulatory licenses in both the United States and the European Union, forming a transatlantic regulatory bridge.
RWA Marketplace Connectivity : This license enables Securitize to connect existing real-world asset (RWA) products, including institutional-grade offerings such as BlackRock's BUIDL fund, providing EU investors with compliant access to tokenized securities.
Industry benchmark : This approval sets an important precedent for regulatory compliance in the integration of traditional finance and DeFi, paving the way for other institutions to enter the EU tokenized securities market.
in conclusion
The EU regulatory breakthroughs of Securitize and Avalanche mark a key leap from proof-of-concept to practical deployment of compliant on-chain securities markets, laying the foundation for the full launch of the EU tokenized securities ecosystem in 2026.