tZERO joins STO Foundation as founding member

tZERO Group has joined the STO Foundation as a Founding Member, giving the tokenized-asset trade group another infrastructure provider focused on regulated issuance, custody, trading and settlement. The move deepens the Foundation’s push to connect issuers, investors and market participants in a compliant tokenized-capital-markets ecosystem.

Why it matters: - tZERO brings more than a decade of regulated digital-asset infrastructure experience to a Foundation focused on tokenized capital markets. - The addition strengthens efforts to connect issuance, custody, secondary trading, settlement and institutional connectivity inside one compliant ecosystem. - The move underscores growing industry interest in infrastructure that can support tokenization at institutional scale.

What happened: - The Tokenized Asset Foundation, also known as the STO Foundation, announced on Sept. 10, 2026, that tZERO Group, Inc. has joined as a Founding Member. - The Foundation is based in Miami. - tZERO is an established provider of regulated digital asset and tokenized securities infrastructure. - tZERO operates through its technology and affiliated regulated entities.

The details: - tZERO supports capital formation, token issuance, investor onboarding, custody, transfer agency, secondary trading, clearing, settlement and institutional connectivity. - Founded in 2014, tZERO was an early participant in blockchain-powered capital markets. - tZERO’s infrastructure includes an SEC-regulated Alternative Trading System operated by tZERO Securities, brokerage capabilities, digital asset custody, transfer agent services and technology for tokenized securities issuance and lifecycle management. - tZERO’s platform combines investor onboarding, primary offerings, secondary trading, custody, payments and institutional white-label infrastructure in one digital experience. - The platform’s API-based connectivity allows financial institutions, broker-dealers, fintech companies and other market participants to integrate regulated tokenization and trading capabilities into their own platforms. - The Foundation said the addition advances its work to bring together issuers, investors, financial institutions, tokenization platforms, legal and compliance professionals, and technology providers in a global ecosystem. - Potential engagement areas include educational content, webinars, issuer education, interoperability discussions, market awareness, ecosystem participation and conversations about investor onboarding, settlement, market access and secondary liquidity. - The Foundation’s infrastructure includes the Global Learning Center, RWAVendors.com, the Issuer Directory, the RWA Forum, Tokenized Markets Weekly, RealWorldAssetDomains.com, industry webinars, global events and developing buy-side and strategic-capital initiatives. - The STO Foundation is preparing to rebrand as The Tokenized Asset Foundation in Q4 2026. - The organization said the new identity reflects its broader mission across real-world asset tokenization, digital securities, private markets, regulated digital infrastructure and tokenized capital formation. - More information is available at the Foundation’s website and tZERO’s website.

Between the lines: - The Foundation is trying to position itself as a coordinating layer for tokenization, not just a networking group. - tZERO’s membership adds credibility with institutions that want regulated infrastructure rather than experimental pilots. - Goldberg framed tokenization as a systems problem, arguing that issuance, verification, custody and trading need to work together. - Konevsky framed the Foundation as a vehicle for turning collaboration into functioning markets at scale.

What's next: - The Foundation said tZERO will participate in education, programming and discussions around regulated tokenized market infrastructure. - The broader membership network is expected to continue expanding as the Foundation builds out issuer, vendor and investor tools. - The planned Q4 2026 rebrand will likely sharpen the organization’s positioning around real-world asset tokenization and regulated market development. - The Foundation said its next phase includes buy-side and strategic-capital initiatives.