Key Highlights
- Injective filed its transfer agent registration with the SEC to create a regulated pathway for issuing and managing securities onchain in the U.S.
- The platform wants to move securities ownership records onchain to support faster settlement and clearer records for tokenized securities and RWAs.
- Injective also joined the Linux Foundation’s x402 Foundation, which is working on payment standards for AI agents, APIs, and internet applications.
Injective, a blockchain network, said it has filed its transfer agent registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), marking a step toward creating a regulated way to issue and manage securities onchain in the United States.
The platform announced the filing during its “Injective Summit” on Thursday, saying it plans to move securities ownership records onto the blockchain.
“Injective has filed its transfer agent registration with the SEC, marking a major step towards becoming a leading blockchain with a regulated pathway to issue securities onchain, “ the team wrote in an X post.
Injective wants to move ownership records onchain
At the center of the announcement is a simple but important question, which is who owns a security? According to the network, the answer is recorded by a transfer agent.
These records help determine who gets paid, who can vote, and who has the right to transfer or transact with an asset. Injective said this information is currently managed off-chain by institutions and other intermediaries. Injective is now working to bring this function onchain.
Why transfer agents matter in financial markets
A transfer agent keeps the official record of security ownership and updates it when assets are bought, sold, or transferred.
By bringing this process onto the blockchain, Injective said tokenized securities could benefit from faster settlement, clearer ownership records, and compliant transaction flows.
The push for faster tokenized asset settlement
Injective said the initiative is aimed at the growing market for tokenized securities and real-world assets (RWAs). According to data from RWA.xyz, the market is growing, especially in terms of the number of people holding these assets. The value of RWAs distributed directly onchain has surged to $34.04 billion, up 2.29% over the past 30 days.
The platform said these assets need clear records showing who owns them and who can transfer them. Injective said its infrastructure is designed to settle transactions in less than a second and will be ready to support tokenized securities and RWAs at scale in the United States.
“Tokenized securities and RWAs need compliant ownership records on infrastructure that settles in less than a second. Injective will be ready to do this at scale right here in the United States,” the company said.
Injective expands its role in the digital economy
The SEC filing came a day after Injective announced it had become a core member of the x402 Foundation under the Linux Foundation.
The initiative aims to develop a common payment standard for AI agents, APIs, and internet applications. It is based on the x402 protocol contributed by Coinbase, which adds payment functionality directly to HTTP. This could allow software agents and applications to send and receive payments while exchanging digital services.
Injective joins 40 organizations in the initiative
The foundation brings together around 40 organizations from the payments, cloud infrastructure, stablecoin, blockchain, and financial services industries. Aside from Injective, members include Circle, Coinbase, Stripe, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, Mastercard, Visa, Ripple, Shopify, the Solana Foundation, MoonPay, Adyen, and the Stellar Development Foundation.
The x402 Foundation is also focused on the growing role of AI-powered applications in the economy. The Linux Foundation said AI agents are increasingly becoming active participants in the global economy but still lack a native and secure way to pay for digital services.
The latest announcements expand Injective’s efforts across multiple areas of digital finance, including tokenized securities, real-world assets, and payment infrastructure for AI applications.
