# tZERO Group, Inc.

> tZERO Group is a financial-infrastructure company that helps issuers create tokenized securities, lets eligible investors trade them through a regulated alternative trading system, provides digital-asset custody and settlement through broker-dealer subsidiaries, and packages those capabilities for institutions through APIs and white-label software. Its wager is that tokenization will not become ordinary finance through a single new exchange, but through compliant connective tissue linking issuers, investors, custodians, broker-dealers and multiple blockchains.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Jersey City, United States
- **Founders:** Patrick M. Byrne (Founder of Overstock.com and originator of its Medici blockchain initiative)
- **Team size:** Approximately 61 employees in supplied company data; LinkedIn lists a 51-200 employee range
- **Products:** tZERO Tokenize, tZERO Securities ATS, tZERO Connect, tZERO Digital Asset Securities custody, True Settlement
- **Notable:** Founded in 2014 as one of the earliest U.S. blockchain-native capital-markets projects., Operated a regulated ATS for digital securities continuously since 2019., Completed a 2018 security token offering with $104.8 million in proceeds net of withdrawals.

## Products & services

- **tZERO Tokenize** — End-to-end infrastructure for structuring and issuing blockchain-native securities, including equity, debt, funds, real estate and other real-world assets under exemptions such as Reg D, Reg A+ and Reg CF.
- **tZERO Securities ATS** — An SEC-regulated alternative trading system operated by tZERO Securities for secondary trading of eligible digital and private securities, with continuous trading, block trades and liquidity-auction formats.
- **tZERO Connect** — APIs and white-label infrastructure that let broker-dealers, banks and fintech platforms embed issuance, trading, market data, clearing and custody functions in their own customer experience.
- **tZERO Digital Asset Securities custody** — Special-purpose broker-dealer custody, clearing and settlement for digital asset securities, including controlled wallets and keys for direct and correspondent clients.
- **True Settlement** — Proprietary technology designed to complete execution and settlement simultaneously at T+0 rather than leaving a multi-day settlement exposure.
- **VerifyInvestor and On-ChainPass** — Accreditation, KYC/AML and investor-status verification services; On-ChainPass packages verified status as a reusable tokenized investor credential.
- **Next-generation tZERO platform** — A unified account experience for onboarding, funding, primary offerings, custody and secondary trading, also offered as co-branded or white-label infrastructure; mobile applications were announced as forthcoming at launch.
- **tZERO Introducing Broker** — A CFTC-registered introducing broker and NFA member intended to route customer orders in regulated derivatives to execution and clearing partners.

## Achievements

- Founded in 2014 as one of the earliest U.S. blockchain-native capital-markets projects.
- Operated a regulated ATS for digital securities continuously since 2019.
- Completed a 2018 security token offering with $104.8 million in proceeds net of withdrawals.
- Attracted Intercontinental Exchange as a significant minority investor in 2022.
- Established one of the small number of U.S. special-purpose broker-dealers authorized for digital asset securities custody.
- Fully tokenized TZROP and moved custody to tZERO Digital Asset Securities in 2025.
- Launched tZERO Connect and expanded white-label, REST and FIX connectivity for institutions.
- Expanded tokenization support across multiple Layer 1 networks rather than requiring a single blockchain.
- Built a portfolio that the company reported at 105 patents across 23 families worldwide in 2026.
- Received CFTC introducing-broker registration and NFA membership for a subsidiary in July 2026.
- Released a unified next-generation investor and institutional platform experience in August 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Introduced a redesigned platform experience combining onboarding, funding, primary offerings, custody and secondary trading, with a white-label version for institutions and native mobile apps planned.
- **2026-07** — tZERO Introducing Broker completed CFTC registration and became an NFA member, adding an approved route into regulated derivatives infrastructure.
- **2026-06** — Added the Marshall Islands' USDM1 sovereign digital bond to broker-dealer custody and reported a 105-patent portfolio across 23 families while pursuing IP enforcement.
- **2026-04** — Hosted CarbonEnfo's planned $4.5 million security token offering and launched a compliant marketplace for institutional secondaries in illiquid Web3 assets.
- **2026-01** — Announced Agora with North Capital to connect ATS discovery and order routing for tokenized and private securities.
- **2025-12** — Added Stellar, XDC and Algorand to its multi-chain infrastructure and announced a Polymesh partnership.
- **2025-10** — Launched tZERO Connect and announced a cross-border distribution and cross-listing partnership with Archax.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tzero.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tzero/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/tZERO

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Last updated: 2026-08-14