Injective Institutional Services registers as SEC transfer agent
The registration moves Injective beyond simply providing blockchain infrastructure for tokenized assets and adds a regulated recordkeeping layer to its institutional tokenization stack.
Injective Institutional Services is now officially registered with the SEC as a transfer agent, joining a small group of US crypto organizations with a registered transfer agent function and strengthening its push to bring regulated financial markets onchain, according to a Wednesday announcement.
The registration enables the Injective-affiliated entity to support securities recordkeeping and the processing of ownership transfers.
Transfer agents are responsible for maintaining authoritative records of security ownership and handling changes to those records. Because SEC staff permits registered transfer agents to use distributed ledger technology as their official master securityholder file, the registration could allow ownership records to be maintained directly onchain and updated alongside settlement.
Injective said the registration strengthens its tokenization stack alongside Injective Mint, which lets issuers create and manage assets with protocol-level compliance controls. The platform supports restrictions based on holders and jurisdictions, role-based administration, controlled minting and redemption, address freezing and transfer pauses.
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The team is building on an existing track record in tokenization. Its network has supported tokenized institutional funds, public equities, private-company markets and enterprise receivables, including products involving Nomura’s Laser Digital, BlackRock and Hamilton Lane.
Injective is also pursuing regulatory infrastructure outside the US, with its INJ MiCA white paper listed on ESMA’s Interim MiCA Register after completing the required notification and publication process.
The company said the US transfer agent registration and European MiCA work are part of an effort to pair onchain financial infrastructure with the regulatory frameworks required for institutional adoption.