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Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization has long been hailed as a trillion-dollar opportunity for crypto, but until recently it’s been largely out of reach for everyday users. Trust Wallet and Ondo Finance are aiming to change that through their recent partnership.  In this interview with BeInCrypto, Eowyn Chen, CEO of Trust Wallet, and Ian de Bode, Chief Strategy Officer of Ondo Finance, explain why they believe their collaboration will turn the promise of tokenization into practical financial access for millions and what challenges still stand in the way. What made this partnership between Trust Wallet and Ondo the right fit, and what problem are you solving together that wasn’t addressed before? Eowyn Chen: This partnership connects two missing pieces of the Web3 puzzle: high-quality, institutionally structured real-world assets from Ondo, and intuitive, self-custodial access for everyday users via Trust Wallet. Together, we’re addressing a long-standing gap in access. Traditional financial markets often exclude people by design — due to geography, regulation, or infrastructure. By bringing tokenized exposure to assets like stocks and ETFs directly into Trust Wallet, we’re letting users around the world tap into markets they were previously locked out of — without needing a brokerage account, and without giving up control of their funds. Ian de Bode: This integration is a strong fit because it combines Trust Wallet’s global user reach with Ondo’s mission of expanding access to traditional financial services. Trust Wallet is used by over 200 million users worldwide, and Ondo Global Markets expands access to U.S. capital markets to global, non-U.S. investors. Together, we’re enabling a new category of financial access. We fundamentally believe that Ondo Global Markets will do for US equities what stablecoins have done for the U.S. dollar. Essentially, it’s about global access to these assets in a seamless way. Just as stablecoins…

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