AGORACOM RWA DBX, the real-world asset tokenization initiative of AGORACOM, and tZERO Group, Inc., a blockchain-powered multi-asset infrastructure provider, have announced a strategic partnership to support compliant tokenization of assets held by small- and mid-cap public companies. This collaboration combines AGORACOM's issuer origination platform with tZERO's regulated financial markets infrastructure, creating a structured pathway for public companies to implement asset-level tokenization within established regulatory frameworks.
Under the partnership, tZERO will provide regulated infrastructure and tokenization services including digital securities issuance, trading, settlement, and on-chain custody. AGORACOM RWA DBX will focus on issuer engagement, asset analysis, and investor communications. The initiative addresses a key challenge in the tokenization space by focusing on public companies with existing disclosure requirements and investor understanding, rather than historically illiquid or opaque asset classes.
"One of the challenges the tokenization space has been dealing with is attacking the historically illiquid, niche and opaque asset classes first. Public companies and their real-world asset bases - supported by existing disclosure market analysis and investor understanding – solve that issue," said Alan Konevsky, Chief Executive Officer at tZERO. "This partnership is designed to extend familiar capital markets principles into tokenization form, allowing issuers to evaluate tokenization of assets, intellectual property and revenue streams as a structured, compliant financing tool to unlock liquidity and raise non-dilutive capital."
AGORACOM Founder George Tsiolis emphasized that the partnership provides small- and mid-cap public companies with better options by combining AGORACOM's issuer expertise with tZERO's institutional-grade, regulated infrastructure. The framework aims to establish credibility and execution readiness for asset tokenization that sophisticated investors, funds, and family offices worldwide can trust.
The initiative has already gained momentum, with AGORACOM signing its first RWA letter of intent with a public company and announcing ecosystem partnerships with Dubai Blockchain Center, BlockRidge, and Pegasus Fintech. tZERO operates one of the most comprehensive regulated digital securities platforms in the U.S. and is approved for on-chain custody of digital securities within a regulated broker-dealer framework. More information about tZERO's platform can be found at https://www.tzero.com.
AGORACOM RWA DBX focuses on enabling tokenization of operating assets held by public companies subject to ongoing disclosure and regulatory oversight, including natural resources, specialty materials, energy technologies, intellectual property, and fintech platforms. The tokenization program is designed to offer non-dilutive financing alternatives that preserve equity structure, increase asset liquidity, and open new access to global capital. Additional details about AGORACOM's RWA initiative are available at http://www.agoracomrwa.com.
This partnership represents a significant development in the real-world asset tokenization market, which is projected to reach $16 trillion globally. By focusing on listed issuers in North America that are fully regulated and audited by multiple securities regulators, the collaboration creates a new asset class that provides investors worldwide with access to growth assets of emerging public companies. The market for tokenized assets from small- and mid-cap public companies is conservatively projected to reach $10 billion by 2030.
The importance of this partnership lies in its potential to bridge traditional capital markets with blockchain technology while maintaining regulatory compliance. For public companies, it offers an additional financing pathway that complements existing public market structures. For investors, it provides access to previously illiquid assets through a regulated framework. The collaboration addresses regulatory concerns that have slowed broader adoption of asset tokenization while potentially unlocking significant value in public company balance sheets.
