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Ondo Finance is making a major move to bridge traditional financial markets with blockchain technology. The company has unveiled Ondo Global Markets (Ondo GM), a new platform designed to bring stocks, bonds, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) onchain, aiming to modernize and democratize access to institutional-grade assets. As one of the largest issuers of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), with a market cap exceeding $600 million, Ondo is no stranger to bringing traditional finance onto blockchain rails. The firm is already the third-largest tokenized U.S. Treasury issuer, according to data from rwa.xyz. The launch of Ondo GM underscores the company’s ambition to disrupt what it describes as an inefficient and exclusionary investment ecosystem—one plagued by high fees, limited access, and platform silos that prevent millions from participating in global financial markets. By tokenizing conventional financial instruments, Ondo aims to create a system that is more accessible, transparent, and efficient. Tokenization with Compliance Controls While Ondo has not yet disclosed which specific stocks, bonds, or ETFs will be available on the platform, it has stated that Ondo GM will function similarly to stablecoin liquidity models. This means users will be able to mint freely transferable tokens linked to traditional financial assets, but with built-in compliance controls determining who can access, buy, and sell these tokens. “We are leveraging blockchain to bring institutional-grade financial markets onchain, making them more efficient and widely accessible,” Ondo stated in an announcement on X. DeFi is coming to Wall Street, Source: X The move signals an accelerating trend of blockchain-based financial infrastructure replacing legacy systems, as firms like Ondo seek to remove friction from capital markets and create a more open, permissioned yet fluid investment landscape based on tokenization. Ondo’s latest initiative aligns with the broader industry shift toward blockchain-enabled finance, where tokenization is increasingly seen as a…

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