NEW YORK, NY - January 6, 2026 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) - tZERO Group, Inc., a leading innovator in blockchain-powered multi-asset infrastructure, today announced in its first news release of 2026 that it is now able to support cryptocurrencies using its digital assets securities brokerage platform. As one of only two original special purpose broker-dealers, tZERO has the leading experience among brokerages in custodying tokenized assets directly on-chain in wallets it operates and other end-to-end elements of the tokenization lifecycle. The artificial restrictions which previously applied to these activities and, among other things, prevented tZERO from having a non-security crypto asset business have now been lifted, opening the path for the firm to expand into non-security crypto assets.
This announcement follows tZERO’s recent news that its regulated tokenized asset trading platform can now support user self-custody and on-chain settlement by the users via self-hosted wallets. By combining the ability to support self-custody with this new potential to handle non-security crypto assets, tZERO is uniquely positioned to bridge the gap between regulated markets and the decentralized finance ecosystem.
tZERO’s operations were designed to meet the rigorous standards for broker-dealer possession of digital asset securities set forth in the SEC’s updated guidance. As a pioneer in the provision of broker-dealer digital asset securities custody services, tZERO has spent years building the institutional-grade infrastructure, processes, talent and know-how required for secure, on-chain digital asset custody and other services.
“Operational, technological and regulatory distinctions among financial asset types are vestigial. The future is singular. Tokenization has the potential to unite all financial experiences - all of our economy - under one rubric. We are building that future. Where all asset types - crypto, real-world assets, equities, and others - leave their silos and converge on unified blockchain rails,” said Alan Konevsky, Chief Executive Officer of tZERO. “Operating this infrastructure under one regulated roof is the ultimate goal and a significant efficiency that’s hard to replicate by other market participants. Our broker-dealer subsidiaries have a meaningful leg up having spent years operating at the intersection of traditional finance and blockchain-based assets where others are just waking up; it is the most natural evolution for us to leverage these existing capabilities to expand our business to crypto issuance, trading, and custody.”
tZERO Digital plans to launch non-security crypto asset deposits, which can be used to fund securities transactions on the platform early in Q2 2026, with additional non-security crypto asset services to follow.
For more information, please visit tZERO’s website.
