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ARK Invest brings $1.3 billion venture fund onchain through Securitize

ARK Invest is bringing its $1.3B ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX), which holds OpenAI, Anthropic and Stripe, onchain via Securitize on Ethereum.

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ARK Invest brings $1.3 billion venture fund onchain through Securitize

What happened

ARK Invest is bringing its $1.3B ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX), which holds OpenAI, Anthropic and Stripe, onchain via Securitize on Ethereum.

Reported details

  • Ark Invest Tokenizes $1.3 Billion Venture Fund on Ethereum    bloomingbit
  • Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Tokenizes Venture Fund on Ethereum Highlighting Potential for Tokenization    tradingview.com
  • ARK Invest has tokenized its ARK Venture Fund through Securitize on Ethereum, giving eligible investors a blockchain-based way to hold an interest in a portfolio that includes OpenAI and Anthropic. According to a Sep. 24 announcement from Securitize and ARK…

What the sources establish

The identified reports describe the same recent event. This brief preserves the source links and verification time so readers can inspect the original reporting.

Why it matters for RWA markets

The material question is how the event affects institutional participation, tokenization infrastructure, issuer economics, market access, or regulatory positioning. The report does not turn that relevance into an endorsement.

Evidence boundary

Terms, figures, counterparties, and consequences not stated in the linked reports are not inferred. Material updates require a dated revision and an additional source check.

What to watch next

  • Official company statements, filings, and transaction documents.
  • Details on custody, settlement, eligibility, and tokenization scope.
  • Regulatory disclosures or corrections to the reported figures.

Sources and editorial check time

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