Ondo Finance enables institutions to mint tokenized stocks from existing share holdings via Alpaca integration.
RWA & Tokenization ·
Ondo Finance has enabled institutions to mint tokenized stocks from existing share holdings through an integration with Alpaca, according to Ondo's announcement. The capability allows institutional investors to convert equity positions they already own into on-chain tokens, expanding the platform's reach beyond its established tokenized Treasuries and money market fund offerings into the equities space.
The move fits within Ondo's broader strategy as a real-world asset tokenization platform bridging traditional finance and decentralized finance. Ondo Finance operates across tokenized U.S. Treasuries, money market funds, and an expanding marketplace for tokenized stocks and ETFs, with recent infrastructure upgrades including the Ondo Network execution layer and partnerships spanning institutional custodians and trading venues. The Alpaca integration specifically addresses institutional use cases where large holders of equity securities seek blockchain-based settlement and composability alongside traditional holdings.
The scope and timeline for institutional adoption through this pathway remain unclear, as does whether additional broker or clearing partnerships will follow. No pricing, volume targets, or regulatory filing details have been disclosed regarding this particular feature.