tZERO Group, a long-time player in the tokenized securities space, has entered into a strategic partnership with mobile voting platform Voatz to develop a blockchain-based proxy voting system aimed at modernizing corporate governance. The collaboration is intended to bring the same level of transparency and automation to shareholder voting that blockchain has already introduced to capital markets.
tZERO was among the early regulated entities in the United States to enable private securities to trade on-chain, building a compliant framework for issuance, custody, and secondary market activity involving tokenized assets. The firm is now extending this infrastructure to proxy voting, with the goal of directly connecting shareholders to verified issuer records and eliminating delays and data disputes that often accompany traditional voting methods.
Real-Time, Verifiable, and Tamper-Resistant Voting
The proxy voting system will incorporate Voatz’s identity-verified voting technology, which uses blockchain-backed audit trails to authenticate and record votes. The platform is designed to ensure that every ballot is securely cast and automatically matched against issuer records, providing immediate verification without the need for intermediaries.
tZERO described the initiative as part of its effort to shift governance from trust-based systems to truth-based systems backed by real-time data. Voatz emphasized that shareholders require a secure and convenient way to participate in governance and believes that blockchain validation and automated reporting can significantly strengthen confidence in voting outcomes.
Together, the companies are positioning the solution as a way to streamline issuer communication, reduce administrative burden, and increase voter participation by making proxy voting accessible through mobile devices while maintaining regulatory standards.
Expanding Governance for Tokenized and Traditional Markets
The system is being designed for use not only by public companies but also by private firms, tokenized real-world asset issuers, and decentralized autonomous organizations. By embedding proxy voting into the broader tokenization ecosystem, tZERO aims to tie together capital formation, secondary trading, and governance within a single digital framework.
Markets have gone digital – governance should follow.@tZERO + @Voatz partner to deliver blockchain-backed proxy voting, enabling secure, verified, and on-chain shareholder participation.
Transparency and accountability for the next era of corporate governance.
🔗…— tZERO (@tZERO) November 4, 2025
The upcoming platform is set to be integrated into tZERO’s existing suite of private market services, which already includes trading and custody technology for tokenized securities. Existing clients, including RWA platforms and private issuers, will be able to incorporate blockchain-enabled voting into their investor relations and decision-making workflows.
Bridging Corporate Governance and Web3 Infrastructure
The initiative is aligned with tZERO’s long-term strategy of combining traditional regulatory safeguards with blockchain automation. As more institutions experiment with tokenized equity structures and digital shareholder registries, the company believes the demand for verifiable, real-time governance tools will grow.
The partnership is being seen as a step toward redefining how corporate decisions are recorded, reported, and audited, replacing manual verification systems with automated, cryptographically secured workflows. tZERO and Voatz view the proxy voting platform as a foundation for future digital governance models that operate across global jurisdictions and asset classes.
By merging compliance-grade infrastructure with Web3 mechanisms, the firms aim to position themselves at the forefront of a shift in how investors interact with corporate decision-making in both public and tokenized markets.