Securitize Buys Its Way Into Stablecoin Lending With River One Deal 💸

Securitize, the BlackRock-backed tokenization platform, has agreed to acquire New York financing firm River One, adding an asset-backed lending layer to its platform. The deal was announced Monday alongside Securitize’s Q3 results.

River One is developing technology that would allow lenders to access stablecoin funding. Lenders could use pools of small business loans or receivables as collateral to borrow money and fund new loans. The acquisition would also position Securitize to arrange credit alongside its existing work issuing and servicing tokenized assets for companies such as BlackRock.

The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026. Securitize ranks as the second-largest real-world asset (RWA) platform, with $3.7 billion in total RWA value, according to RWA.xyz. Ondo ranks first with $4.1 billion.

Securitize reported Q3 revenue of $18.6 million, up 13% from a year earlier, and a $66.3 million net loss. The company said about $60 million of the loss reflected largely noncash expenses and accounting charges tied mainly to its business combination and public listing. Cointelegraph reached out to Securitize and River One for comment.