TLDR
- Securitize has appointed former SEC Division of Trading and Markets director Brett Redfearn as president and board member
- Redfearn previously worked at the SEC, Coinbase, and JPMorgan over a lengthy career in finance
- The hire comes as Securitize prepares to go public via a business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II
- Securitize had $3.85 billion in distributed asset value in March 2026
- Tokenized stocks surpassed $1 billion in total value onchain around the same time
Tokenization platform Securitize has named Brett Redfearn as its new president and board member. The announcement came Thursday as the company prepares for a proposed public listing.
Incredible move by the Securitize team.
Iâve been following Brett Redfearn since I started covering market structure in 2016 and if thereâs anyone who understands how to bridge TradFi and crypto, itâs Brett. pic.twitter.com/hWKg5koOZw
— Frank Chaparro (@fintechfrank) April 9, 2026
Redfearn previously served as director of the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets. He also spent over a decade at JPMorgan and later served as head of capital markets at Coinbase.
Before joining Securitize, Redfearn founded Panorama Financial Markets Advisory, where he advised exchanges and asset managers. He had also been serving on Securitize’s advisory board prior to this appointment.
Securitize focuses on turning traditional financial assets â like funds and private credit â into blockchain-based tokens. These tokens can be traded more easily and settle faster than traditional assets.
CEO Carlos Domingo welcomed the appointment. “Brett has been instrumental in how modern markets are structured and regulated,” Domingo said in a statement.
Redfearn will work with Securitize’s leadership team to scale offerings across issuance, trading, and fund administration.
Growing Demand for Tokenized Assets
The hire comes as demand for real-world asset tokenization grows. According to analytics platform RWA.xyz, Securitize had $3.85 billion in distributed asset value in March 2026.
Tokenized stocks also crossed $1 billion in total onchain value around the same period. Banks and asset managers have been testing blockchain-based asset settlement to speed up processes and widen investor access.
Securitize is positioning itself as a regulated bridge between traditional financial institutions and digital asset infrastructure.
Securitize’s Path to Public Markets
The company is planning to go public through a business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II. Redfearn’s appointment is seen as strengthening Securitize’s regulatory credentials ahead of that listing.
Redfearn is not the only former regulator to move into crypto recently. Caroline Pham, who served as acting chair of the CFTC, left in December to join crypto payments company MoonPay.
Meanwhile, the SEC announced Wednesday that David Woodcock will become its new director of Enforcement starting May 4, replacing acting head Sam Waldon.
Several US lawmakers have also questioned SEC Chair Paul Atkins about the departure of former enforcement director Margaret Ryan. Some members of Congress believe her exit may be linked to the SEC dropping several crypto enforcement cases, including one against Tron founder Justin Sun.
Redfearn’s appointment at Securitize comes as the regulatory environment around tokenized assets continues to develop at both the agency and congressional level.
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