Securitize Expands Hamilton Lane’s Tokenized Credit Fund to Multichain, Bridging Traditional Finance and DeFi

Securitize, a leading platform for tokenizing RWAs, has expanded its tokenized Senior Credit Opportunities (SCOPE) Fund, developed in collaboration with Hamilton Lane — a global investment management firm overseeing $958 billion in assets.

The fund, initially launched on the Polygon blockchain in 2022, now operates on Ethereum and Optimism, leveraging Wormhole’s interoperability technology to enable seamless cross-chain functionality.

The SCOPE Fund now offers daily net asset value (NAV) pricing powered by RedStone oracles, allowing investors to make instant subscriptions and request on-demand redemptions, in addition to the traditional monthly liquidity window. Furthermore, the launch of the sSCOPE token enhances the fund’s DeFi compatibility by enabling its integration into on-chain lending platforms and liquidity pools.

“DeFi can actually make an existing offering better, while still making it compliant. That’s a game changer,”Victor Jung, Head of Digital Assets, Hamilton Lane said.

Since its inception, the SCOPE Fund has dramatically lowered the entry threshold for investors. In 2023, the minimum investment was reduced from $2 million to $10,000, making private credit accessible to a wider base of individual and institutional participants.

The broader tokenized RWA market is now valued at over $25.89 billion, with private credit comprising approximately $15 billion—reflecting a growing appetite from institutions for blockchain-based investment vehicles.

Wormhole’s Role in Enabling Multichain Liquidity

Wormhole, the interoperability platform powering the multichain upgrade, supports over 40 blockchain networks and has facilitated more than $60 billion in cross-chain transaction volume. Its integration into the SCOPE Fund allows tokenized assets to move freely across Ethereum and Optimism, enhancing liquidity and enabling investors to access a wider DeFi ecosystem.

By enabling multichain access to institutional-grade credit strategies like SCOPE, Wormhole is not only improving accessibility and liquidity — it is helping redefine how capital moves across the internet economy.

The multichain framework aligns with broader market trends. A recent S&P report identified tokenization and private credit as transformative forces reshaping capital markets — a trend the SCOPE Fund seeks to capitalize on.

Securitize has a strong track record, including issuing nearly $4 billion in tokenized assets such as BlackRock’s BUIDL fund, reinforcing its leadership in this space.

“We’re seeing a clear trend: the largest asset managers are not only tokenizing funds, they’re demanding infrastructure that lets those assets flow freely across chains.” Michael Sonnenshein, COO of Securitize said.

With the tokenized RWA market projected to grow significantly, the collaboration between Securitize, Hamilton Lane, and Wormhole signals a broader shift toward blockchain-driven financial innovation.

By offering daily NAV pricing, instant subscriptions, and DeFi compatibility through the sSCOPE token, the SCOPE Fund not only enhances liquidity and accessibility but also sets a new benchmark for how institutional-grade private credit can operate across chains.

As asset managers like BlackRock and Apollo increasingly embrace tokenization, the fund’s multichain upgrade exemplifies how traditional finance and DeFi are converging in tangible, infrastructure-driven ways.