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ARK Venture Fund Goes Onchain Through Securitize
ARK Invest has tokenized interests in its approximately $1.3 billion ARK Venture Fund on Ethereum through Securitize, changing how eligible investors can access and hold the fund without changing its underlying investment strategy.
Does tokenized ARKVX give investors direct ownership of OpenAI or Anthropic shares?
No. Investors receive an interest in the ARK Venture Fund, whose portfolio includes private and public companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe and Databricks.
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Why does tokenizing ARKVX matter for ARK Invest?
The launch gives ARK a new blockchain-based distribution channel for an existing investment product and marks its first fund brought onchain.
Does tokenization make ARKVX freely tradable?
No. ARKVX remains a closed-end interval fund, and its shares are not currently exchange-listed; liquidity remains limited to periodic repurchase offers that can be oversubscribed.
Did the SEC permit ARK Venture Fund to issue tokenized shares?
Yes. On September 21, 2026, the SEC granted exemptive relief allowing the fund to offer a tokenized share class that may trade on alternative trading systems, subject to the applicable structure and conditions.
What should investors watch next?
The key next step is whether ARK develops broader trading and distribution for tokenized shares beyond the initial Securitize access on Ethereum.
Sources
- Securitize — ARK Invest Tokenizes ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX) with Securitize
- The Block — ARK Invest brings $1.3 billion venture fund onchain through Securitize
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — ARK Venture Fund and ARK Investment Management LLC, Release No. IC-36333
Original signal: The Block ↗
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