Securitize and Cantor Fitzgerald are developing infrastructure to support initial public offerings and follow-on share offerings based on tokenised securities within the existing U.S. securities regulatory framework. The companies are preparing a basic issuance structure for public markets that would allow companies to raise funds using tokenised securities. Securitize will provide tokenisation infrastructure, while its SEC-registered broker-dealer affiliate Securitize Markets will take part in offering and settlement. Cantor Fitzgerald will provide equity capital markets and trading capabilities.

Commercialisation of autonomous AI agent economies is being held back by payment-infrastructure bottlenecks, an analysis said. Visa and Artemis said in a joint report that existing global card payment networks are insufficient to process AI agents’ high-frequency, low-value payments. The report said AI agent payments would need near-zero fees and faster settlement. It said some standards, including Coinbase’s x402 protocol, are showing early adoption.