New Integration Brings Structured Allocator Indications of Interest, Verified Allocator Demand, and Expanded Institutional Distribution to Private Markets

NEW YORK, NY - February 19, 2026 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) - tZERO Group, Inc., a leading innovator in blockchain-powered multi-asset infrastructure, today announced its integration with PandoAlts, a digital alternative investment interoperability layer between allocators and broker-dealers transforming how institutional and qualified investors access private markets, private credit, real assets, and structured investments.

The integration connects tZERO’s broker-dealers directly to the PandoAlts allocator network, enabling real-time indications of interest (IOIs) from institutional users while surfacing assets available on tZERO’s platform to allocators actively seeking exposure – delivering clear visibility into verified investor demand across alternative asset classes.

Together, the companies are building a new connective layer between allocators, brokers, and issuers – replacing fragmented sourcing and opaque workflows with institutional-grade connectivity and normalization infrastructure, and clear visibility into real-time allocator demand. By standardizing demand visibility and normalizing post-trade data into wealth managers’ systems of record, PandoAlts enhances price discovery and supports allocators in meeting their best execution obligations.

“This partnership brings something the alternatives market has historically lacked – a direct line between allocator demand and asset supply,” said Alan Konevsky, CEO of tZERO. “By integrating with PandoAlts’ IOI network, we’re strengthening our institutional distribution reach while giving issuers access to verified, real-time investor interest. This is how private markets move toward scalable, modern infrastructure.”

PandoAlts operates a demand-driven order management system where allocators submit IOIs for specific alternative exposures, bringing public market execution concepts into private markets. PandoAlts does not execute transactions or act as a broker-dealer. All transactions are effected directly through registered broker-dealers or directly with issuers.

“Allocators are increasingly explicit about the exposures they want, and PandoAlts provides the infrastructure to translate that demand into executable workflows, translated digitally for ingestion by investor reporting tools at the wealth management firm,” said Cash Lafferty, Founder and CEO of PandoAlts. “By integrating with tZERO’s regulated platform and issuer ecosystem, we’re expanding how efficiently institutional capital can access alternative assets without the friction typically involved in adding new dealer and issuer relationships.”

The integration aligns with tZERO’s broader strategy to serve as the connectivity layer across tokenized and traditional assets – combining regulated brokerage, trading, custody, and tokenization capabilities with PandoAlts’ institutional distribution channels.

For PandoAlts, onboarding tZERO as a broker partner reinforces its mission to deliver neutral, institutional-grade infrastructure for alternatives, while expanding its growing network of market participants.

PandoAlts Contact:
Elisabeth MacKnight, Chief Operating Officer
em@pandoalts.com 

tZERO Media Contact:
Julie Ros, Head of Marketing & Communications
jros@tzero.com

About PandoAlts

PandoAlts is a digital alternative investment operating system connecting institutional and qualified allocators with opportunities across private markets, private credit, real assets, and structured investments. Built as a broker-neutral OEMS, PandoAlts enables demand-driven IOIs, normalized pricing, and transparent workflows – bringing modern market infrastructure to alternatives and reducing friction in adding new dealer and issuer relationships.

About tZERO

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.  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.

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