Computershare
Coverage of Computershare in the Nexus archive.
- Governments can take your stocks without your permission. It happens all the time
States have been rewriting unclaimed-property laws, shifting the definition of abandoned securities from a 'lost' standard to an 'inactivity' standard, which lowers the bar for government action. If investments are deemed dormant, states can transfer and sell the stock as unclaimed property. This was illustrated by California selling Jan Peters' Amazon shares, preventing him from receiving the subsequent appreciation of his investment.
- ‘Tokenize the world’: Securitize partners with Computershare to bring more stocks onchain
Securitize has partnered with Computershare to tokenize U.S. equities, aiming to bring more stocks onto blockchain platforms. This collaboration is positioned as a significant step in integrating tokenization into the ownership layer of financial assets.
- Computershare Taps Securitize to Tokenize Thousands of Company Stocks on Wall Street
Computershare, a BlackRock-backed firm, has partnered with Securitize to tokenize thousands of company stocks on Wall Street. The firm was recently selected by the New York Stock Exchange as a tokenization specialist.
- Securitize, Computershare open path for $70 trillion U.S. stocks to move onchain
Securitize and Computershare are collaborating to enable the $70 trillion U.S. stock market to transition to blockchain-based onchain systems, aiming to streamline transactions and enhance transparency.