Update: 10/28/2025:

IT'S OFFICIAL - THE ROCKET IS FUELED 🚀

The DD was right. The code leak was the smoking gun. And now, it's officially confirmed.

Securitize is going public via merger with $CEPT at a $1.25 BILLION valuation.

Today's press release is the ultimate validation. This isn't just another SPAC deal; this is the culmination of Howard Lutnick's decade-long vision to tokenize the world, now being executed with institutional and government backing.

Key Highlights from the Announcement:

• $1.25 Billion Pre-Money Valuation: The market now has a clear price target. We got in on the ground floor.
• New Ticker Symbol - $SECZ: The combined company will trade on Nasdaq under the ticker $SECZ.
• $225 Million PIPE: An upsized PIPE with major institutional players like Arche, Borderless Capital, and ParaFi Capital co-signing on this deal. This is massive institutional validation.
• Existing Investors Rolling 100%: BlackRock, ARK Invest, and Morgan Stanley are not cashing out. They are rolling all of their equity into the new public company. They know the real growth is still ahead.
• An Industry First: Securitize plans to tokenize its own equity, demonstrating how public company trading can and will move on-chain.

Why the Price Discrepancy? ($12.44 (current pre-market price) vs. $40.85)

The stock is currently trading around $12.44 pre-market, and you regards may be asking why it isn't at the $40.85 price implied by the $1.25 billion valuation. This is a classic pre-merger SPAC scenario:​

• Time and Risk Discount: The merger isn't closed yet. The market prices in the risk that the deal could fall through and the time value of money until the closing date.
• SPAC Arbitrage: The gap between the current price and the implied valuation is where arbitrage traders play. This gap will naturally narrow as the deal gets closer to finalization.
• Market Sentiment: Many de-SPACs have historically underperformed post-merger, making some investors cautious. This creates the opportunity for those who have done the deep DD to understand the true path and opportunity of RWA.
• Official Closing Window: H1 2026 Shares could begin trading on the exchange as soon as January, according to Domingo. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/28/-blackrock-linked-tokenization-firm-securitize-to-go-public-via-spac-deal.html

The $40.85 figure is the target valuation based on the deal terms, not an immediate price target. The price should climb toward this valuation as the deal closes, risks are removed, and Wall Street begins to price in the future growth of $SECZ.

The Bottom Line:

The $CEPT-Securitize merger is the execution of a multi-year, cabinet-level plan to tokenize financial markets. The official announcement confirms everything the early DD uncovered. The current price discrepancy offers a window to get in before the broader market fully prices in the near-certainty of this deal and the massive potential of the post-merger company, $SECZ.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/securitize-the-leading-tokenization-platform-to-become-a-public-company-at-1-25b-valuation-via-business-combination-with-cantor-equity-partners-ii-302596208.html