More Than Three-Quarters of Those Surveyed Expect to Invest Within Six Months, While Digital Asset Securities Rank Ahead of Several Traditional Alternative Asset Classes Despite Limited Investor Familiarity

NEW YORK, NY - June 18, 2026 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) - VerifyInvestor.com, powered by tZERO Group, Inc., today released The Accredited Investor Outlook 2026, a new research report that examines how accredited investors are deploying capital, evaluating opportunities, and thinking about the future of private markets. The report draws on survey responses from more than 200 verified accredited investors across the United States collected in April 2026.

The key findings underscore the active and self-directed nature of today's accredited investor, while highlighting a meaningful and growing openness to digital asset securities, an asset class in which tZERO has built regulated, end-to-end blockchain-based financial infrastructure over more than a decade.

Capital Is Ready to Be Deployed

The survey reveals a market in motion. More than three-quarters of respondents (77%) plan to make an investment within the next six months, with nearly half anticipating investment activity within three months. Real estate (66%) and private equity/venture capital (61%) led investment category interest, respectively, while digital asset securities attracted interest from 27% of respondents, exceeding several traditional alternative categories including infrastructure, hedge funds, and energy-focused investments.

Fundamentals and Trust Drive Allocations

While expected returns ranked as the top evaluation criterion (70%), the survey reveals a more nuanced decision-making framework. Management quality (50.5%), downside protection and risk mitigation (49%), and sponsor track record (48.5%) all ranked nearly as highly as projected returns, suggesting investors are conducting increasingly sophisticated due diligence, prioritizing credibility and execution capability alongside financial performance. Liquidity potential ranked among the lowest evaluation criteria at 18%, indicating that many investors remain willing to commit capital to longer-duration opportunities when the underlying fundamentals are compelling.

Tokenized Securities at an Inflection Point

While only 11% of respondents described themselves as very familiar with tokenized securities, 27% expressed interest in digital asset securities as an investment category, a gap that points to education as the primary barrier to broader adoption rather than a lack of demand. The report identifies investor awareness as progressing through three stages: curiosity, education, and adoption, with many investors currently transitioning from the first to the second.

"tZERO has pioneered the regulated end-to-end infrastructure, issuance, trading, custody, and settlement, that makes digital asset securities accessible to investors in a compliant, institutional-grade way," said Alan Konevsky, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of tZERO. "Reports like this one reflect what we're seeing on the ground: accredited investors are actively looking to deploy readily available capital, and interest in digital asset securities is growing. Our platform exists to connect that demand with the infrastructure to act on it."

To support that transition, VerifyInvestor.com is hosting a live webinar on June 23, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. EST, titled The New SEC Direction on Digital Assets: What Accredited Investors Need to Know. The event will feature expert panelists discussing recent SEC guidance on tokenized securities and its implications for private markets. Registration is available at https://lnkd.in/g8DeCXzg.

"VerifyInvestor.com is one of the most established accredited investor verification platforms. Our latest report highlights that as private markets continue to evolve, having a verified, trusted investor base is foundational, for issuers, for platforms, and for the integrity of the market," said Jenny Shields, VP of Operations at VerifyInvestor.com. "VerifyInvestor.com exists to make that compliance seamless, so that when investors are ready to act, there are no barriers to participation."

The Accredited Investor Outlook 2026 is available for download here.

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About VerifyInvestor.com

VerifyInvestor.com provides a fast, easy, and cost-effective method of compliance for companies seeking to verify their investors as accredited investors under Reg D, Rule 506(c). Through years of servicing issuers, funds, platforms, and investors across the private markets ecosystem, VerifyInvestor.com has likely built one of the largest databases of verified accredited investors in the United States. Constantly referred by top law firms, their clients have successfully navigated audits and investigations. They also offer AML/KYC services, custom verifications, qualified purchaser and qualified client verifications, as well as true and correct certification of key documents, such as government IDs, passports, and proof of address.

About tZERO Group, Inc.

tZERO Group, Inc. (tZERO) and its broker-dealer subsidiaries provide an innovative liquidity platform for private companies and assets. We offer institutional-grade solutions for issuers looking to digitize their capital table through blockchain technology, and make such equity available for trading on an alternative trading system. tZERO, through its broker-dealer subsidiaries, democratizes access to private assets by providing a simple, automated, and efficient trading venue to broker-dealers, institutions, and investors. All technology services are offered through tZERO Technologies, LLC. For more information, please visit our website.

About tZERO Digital Asset Securities, LLC

tZERO Digital Asset Securities, LLC is a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a member of FINRA and SIPC. It is the broker-dealer custodian of all digital asset securities offered on tZERO’s online brokerage platform. Digital asset securities may not be “securities” as defined under the Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA)-and in particular, digital asset securities that are “investment contracts” under the Howey test but are not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission are excluded from SIPA’s definition of “securities”-and thus the protections afforded to securities customers under SIPA may not apply. More information about tZERO Digital Asset Securities may be found on FINRA’s BrokerCheck.

About tZERO Securities, LLC

tZERO Securities, LLC is a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a member of FINRA and SIPC. It is the operator of the tZERO Securities ATS. More information about tZERO Securities may be found on FINRA’s BrokerCheck.

About tZERO Transfer Services, LLC

tZERO Transfer Services, LLC is a transfer agent registered with the SEC. More information about tZERO Transfer Services may be found on the SEC's Edgar: https://www.sec.gov/search-filings.

About tZERO Capital Partners, LLC

tZERO Capital Partners, LLC is an Exempt Reporting Advisor. More information about tZERO Capital Partners may be found on FINRA’s BrokerCheck.

Investor Notice

Digital asset securities, as well as any particular investment, may not be suitable or appropriate for everyone. Investors should note that investing or trading in securities could involve substantial risks, including no guarantee of returns, costs associated with selling and purchasing, and no assurance of liquidity which could impact their price and investors’ ability to sell, and possible loss of principal invested. There is always the potential of losing money when you invest in securities. There are also unique risks specific to digital asset securities, including, without limitation, fraud, manipulation, theft, and loss.

No Offer, Solicitation, Investment Advice or Recommendations

This release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation to buy, or a recommendation for any security, nor does it constitute an offer to provide investment advisory or other services by tZERO or any of tits affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors or employees. No reference to any specific security constitutes a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold that security or any other security. Nothing in this release shall be considered a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any security, future, option or other financial instrument or to offer or provide any investment advice or service to any person in any jurisdiction. Nothing contained in this release constitutes investment advice or offers any opinion with respect to the suitability of any security, and the views expressed in this release should not be taken as advice to buy, sell or hold any security. In preparing the information contained in this release, we have not taken into account the investment needs, objectives, and financial circumstances of any particular investor. This information has no regard to the specific investment objectives, financial situation, and particular needs of any specific recipient of this information and investments discussed may not be suitable for all investors. Any views expressed in this release by us were prepared based upon the information available to us at the time such views were written. Changed or additional information could cause such views to change. All information is subject to possible corrections. Information may quickly become unreliable for various reasons, including changes in market conditions or economic circumstances.

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