Hawkeye Digital has partnered with Securitize to tokenise its common stock on the Ethereum blockchain, bringing its shareholder register and equity ownership onto digital asset infrastructure.
The OTC-quoted private equity incubator and merchant bank will allow eligible investors to hold issuer-sponsored digital tokens representing genuine HWKE common stock, rather than synthetic or wrapped assets.
The tokenised shares will carry the same ownership rights as conventional stock, including voting rights and dividend entitlements, while Hawkeye’s equity will continue trading on OTC Markets under its existing ticker.
The initiative aims to modernise how shares are held and transferred, with blockchain infrastructure potentially reducing settlement times between eligible investors. Tokenised shares transferred between holders can settle onchain almost instantly, compared with traditional settlement processes.
Each digital holding will be recorded on the Ethereum blockchain and reconciled against Hawkeye’s official shareholder register, providing a verifiable record of ownership.
Investors wishing to participate must first transfer their shares from a brokerage account into direct registration with the company’s transfer agent. They can then convert their holdings into tokenised form through Securitize’s platform, subject to identity verification and anti-money laundering checks.
Shareholders will also be able to return their holdings to traditional book-entry form through the relevant procedures. The tokens will remain within Securitize’s regulated environment, while investors who prefer to retain their existing brokerage arrangements will not need to take any action.
Hawkeye expects the tokenised shares to launch in 2027, with further guidance on eligibility and onboarding due to be published on its website.
Based in Miami Beach, Florida, Hawkeye invests in and advises businesses operating across digital assets, future finance and frontier technologies. Its partnership with Securitize represents an application of the tokenisation infrastructure it backs within its own equity structure.
Securitize, an NYSE-listed digital asset tokenisation platform, reported approximately $5bn in tokenised assets on its platform as of 30 September 2026. Its asset management partners include Apollo, BlackRock, BNY, Hamilton Lane, KKR and VanEck.
The company provides infrastructure for issuing and managing digital securities, positioning itself within the growing market for tokenised real-world assets and blockchain-based capital markets.
David Wachsman, president of Hawkeye Digital, said, “Tokenization is one of the most important shifts in capital markets infrastructure in decades, and we believe it will become standard for public companies. We’d rather help shape that future than wait for it. Securitize has been instrumental in proving that tokenization works at institutional scale, and its work with some of the world’s largest asset managers has set the benchmark for the industry. As a firm that invests in and advises businesses at the forefront of the frontier economy, we see tokenizing our own stock with Securitize as a natural extension of what we do.”
Martin Sumichrast, chairman of Hawkeye Digital, said, “Part of our responsibility to shareholders is making sure they benefit from where markets are heading, not just where they’ve been. Tokenization lets us offer that while keeping everything they value intact: the same HWKE stock, the same rights, and full choice over whether to participate.”
Billy Miller, COO of Securitize, said, “Issuer-sponsored tokenization is fast becoming the standard for public companies, and the momentum is clear, from our role as NYSE’s first digital transfer agent to the growing number of issuers joining our platform. Hawkeye is part of that shift: real stock, tokenized at the source, with its official register intact. We’re excited to help bring their shareholders onchain.”
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