tZERO Group, Inc., a pioneer in blockchain-based financial infrastructure since 2014, announced today that it has taken enforcement actions against Securitize, Inc. for alleged infringement of two of its patents. The company also highlighted additional patent families from its portfolio that support regulated digital asset securities and tokenized financial markets, signaling a broader push to protect its intellectual property as the industry matures.
On April 30, 2026, tZERO provided an update on its portfolio review, revealing a subset of its 105-patent portfolio across 5 families, including Self-Enforcing Security Token Compliance System, Upgradable Security Token Architecture, Splittable Security Token Structure, Federated PII Service for Broker-Dealers, and Crypto Integration Platform. The company indicated it was identifying commercialization and enforcement opportunities. As a result of this review, tZERO determined that certain products of Securitize, including their DS protocol and Vault Registrar, infringe U.S. Patent Nos. 11,216,802 and 11,394,560. On June 15, 2026, tZERO sent a cease and desist letter to Securitize regarding these patents.
tZERO is continuing to investigate further infringement of its patents, including but not limited to U.S. Patent Nos. 11,704,733, 11,410,159, 11,436,673, 12,051,078, and 12,099,996. The company's investigation has identified additional products from at least six other market participants in sectors such as Regulated RWA & Digital Asset Securities Platforms, Institutional Infrastructure, Prime Brokerage & Liquidity Aggregators, Decentralized Sequencing, Fair Ordering & Crypto Infrastructure, and Decentralized Exchanges & Specialized DeFi Dark Pools that likely infringe on its patents. tZERO expects to send demand letters to these participants after completing its analysis.
tZERO emphasized that it and its investors have dedicated substantial resources to develop its IP portfolio, which now comprises 23 patent families and 105 patents worldwide, focusing on compliant, scalable, and interoperable tokenized capital markets infrastructure. The company stated it will remain vigilant in protecting its intellectual property, market position, and shareholders' investment as the industry scales.
In a follow-up to its April 30 update, tZERO highlighted additional patent families related to core infrastructure technologies. These include the Crypto Multiple Security Asset Creation and Redemption Platform (US11,704,733B2; US12,469,079B2), with 7 patents issued worldwide, covering blockchain-based creation and redemption for tokenized funds and multi-asset digital securities. The Consolidated Order Book from Multiple Asset Exchanges (US11,436,673B2), with 3 patents, relates to aggregating liquidity across multiple venues into a unified trading interface. The Decentralized Trading System for Fair Ordering and Matching of Trades (US10,937,083B2), with 2 patents, involves decentralized trade sequencing using distributed node consensus. The Obfuscation of Intent in Transactions Using Cryptographic Techniques (US10,552,829B2), with 9 patents, focuses on cryptographic privacy to conceal pending order contents while preserving fair ordering.
These technologies reflect tZERO's long-term focus on building regulated infrastructure for tokenized capital markets, spanning issuance, trading, liquidity aggregation, custody, settlement, and transaction privacy. The company expects to provide further updates on its patent strategy, enforcement, commercialization initiatives, and technology licensing activities.
Market participants interested in licensing discussions may contact tZERO via email at sales@tzero.com. For more information, visit www.tzero.com.
