Key Takeaways: Securitize and Computershare launched Issuer-Sponsored Tokens, letting U.S.-listed companies put equity directly onchain. Computershare serves 25,000-plus companies, giving the IST program immediate reach across a large share of the U.S. transfer agency market. Securitize, managing $4B-plus AUM, plans to expand IST interoperability with broader market infrastructure as adoption grows. Computershare Moves 25,000 Clients Closer to Blockchain-Based Stock Issuance The two companies announced an agreement on Wednesday that allows U.S. public issuers to include Issuer-Sponsored Tokens, known as ISTs, alongside existing shares as part of their issued capital. Computershare, which serves more than 25,000 companies and employs over 11,000 …