Overview
Ondo Finance is a tokenization protocol specializing in bringing real-world securities on-chain within regulatory frameworks. Acquired SEC-registered transfer agent Oasis Pro TA in 2025.
Recent Developments
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2026-07-16: CoinDesk notes alpaca clears/custodies tokenized U.S. equities including Ondo-connected products (company ecosystem claim) (2026-07-16-alpaca-135m-agent-first-brokerage-tokenization)
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2026-07-10: ousg tokenized Treasury fund reaches **222M XRPL / ~$185M Ethereum; holds BlackRock BUIDL, Franklin BENJI, Fidelity, State Street positions (2026-07-12-ondo-ousg-407m-tokenized-treasury)
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2026-07-02: Launched first production deployment of SEC January custodial tokenization model — blackrock iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and Micron (MU) on Ethereum (2026-07-02-ondo-tokenized-securities-prnewswire)
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Broadridge partnership: on-chain proxy voting via ProxyVote.com for 250+ tokenized securities
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Ondo Global Markets: $1B+ in tokenized securities across 430+ assets (non-US)
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SEC dropped Biden-era investigation into firm earlier in 2026
Tokens NOT available to US investors despite US regulatory infrastructure. Products limited to non-US participants.
Regulatory Model
SEC January 2026 staff statement custodial model:
- Regulated custodian holds underlying shares in traditional chain
- SEC-registered transfer agent (Oasis Pro TA) mints 1:1 Ethereum tokens
- Broker-dealer/transfer agent/custodian enforce transfer restrictions
Related
- alpaca
- tokenization
- tokenized-equities
- blackrock
- broadridge
- ethereum
- tradfi-defi-convergence
- stablecoin-regulation
- ousg
- tokenized-treasury