Morning Edition · Saturday, August 1, 2026Published at 1:29 AM EDT · New York
Ondo Weighs a $500 Million Acquisition as Tokenized Securities Pass $36 Billion
The platform cleared an SEC probe, secured brokerage authorization, and put a large BlackRock equity fund on-chain before searching for a target.
Ondo Finance, one of the largest platforms for tokenized real-world securities, is weighing an acquisition worth up to $500 million as the broader market for on-chain securities has grown past $36 billion, crypto.news reported. The company…
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