Securitize and Socios.com Plan Tokenized Stakes in Pro Sports Teams

Securitize Corp. (SECZ ) and Socios.com announced a strategic partnership on September 2, 2026 to develop regulated tokenized equity offerings involving minority interests in professional sports teams, according to a Securitize announcement.

Under the partnership, the companies plan to work with sports teams, existing owners and institutional investors to structure and tokenize minority equity interests under the Socios Equity Token brand. Any offerings would be subject to applicable securities laws, league requirements, club approvals and jurisdictional restrictions.

Partnership Structure

Socios.com will lead relationships across the sports industry and the development of the fan-facing engagement layer. Securitize will lead regulated securities issuance, investor onboarding, ownership-record administration, transfer controls and ongoing servicing through its applicable regulated affiliates. Together, the companies plan to develop regulated investment infrastructure for tokenized sports club equity.

The companies expect the initiative to become the first tokenization project launched through Securitize’s fully authorized European Trading & Settlement System under the EU DLT Pilot Regime, drawing on the firm’s regulated infrastructure across Europe and the United States.

The companies estimate professional sports franchises at $500 billion in aggregate value globally, citing Sportico’s Intercontinental Franchise Valuations, and describe ownership as remaining predominantly private, with minority interests often difficult to access or trade. Socios Equity Token digital assets are intended to bring a portion of that value onchain through regulated infrastructure, the companies said, potentially expanding distribution and improving access and price discovery for teams, owners and eligible investors while creating what they described as a bridge between fans and institutions.

The partnership is designed to serve two distinct audiences, according to the companies: eligible fans seeking a deeper economic relationship with the teams they support, and institutional and private-equity investors seeking exposure to a high-value alternative asset class.

Socios Equity Tokens will remain separate products from Socios.com’s existing Fan Token digital assets. Fan Tokens are focused on engagement and utility, while Socios Equity Tokens would represent regulated financial interests subject to the applicable offering documents.

Company Backgrounds

Socios.com has issued Fan Token digital assets with more than 70 sports organizations, including Arsenal, AS Roma, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, FC Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan, Juventus, Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur and Flamengo, along with the national teams of Argentina, Portugal, Spain, Italy and Belgium. Built by The Chiliz Group and powered by Chiliz Chain, the platform says it connects more than 80 sports clubs worldwide with millions of fans, and it reports having generated over $700 million for the sports industry since 2018.

Socios.com operates under the EU’s MiCA framework and, by its own account, ranks among the most active issuers of ESMA-registered crypto-asset white papers. Fan Token digital assets were named as digital collectibles and digital tools in March 2026 joint guidance from the SEC and CFTC, the announcement said. The platform operates across multiple blockchains, including Chiliz Chain, Solana, Base and Robinhood Chain.

Securitize trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SECZ and reports approximately $5 billion in assets under management as of August 2026. The company offers tokenized funds in partnership with asset managers including Apollo, BlackRock (BLK ), BNY, Hamilton Lane (HLNE ), KKR and VanEck, and it describes itself as the only company operating regulated digital-securities infrastructure in both the United States and the European Union.

“For years, Socios.com has helped teams create more direct digital relationships with their supporters,” said Alexandre Dreyfus, Founder and CEO of The Chiliz Group and Socios.com. “Our partnership with Securitize allows us to explore the next stage of that evolution through regulated tokenized equity, combining our sports network with the infrastructure needed to bring these opportunities to eligible investors.”

“Professional sports teams represent a significant asset class that has remained largely private and difficult to access,” said Carlos Domingo, Co-Founder and CEO of Securitize. “Securitize’s regulated infrastructure in the United States and Europe can provide teams and their owners with a new way to issue and administer equity while preserving the investor protections and ownership rights that should come with a regulated security.”

The companies said additional details regarding participating teams, offering terms, investor eligibility and supported blockchain networks will be announced if and when individual offerings are approved.