Ondo Finance and Pantera Capital have invested $250 million to strengthen their presence in the RWA sector.

Blockchain finance company Ondo Finance and well-known crypto assets venture capital Pantera Capital announced a joint commitment to invest $250 million, through the new program Ondo Catalyst, to invest in real world assets (RWA) projects, aimed at accelerating the introduction of traditional finance markets into the blockchain space.

🔥 Key Investment in Tokenized Securities Startups

• Ondo’s Chief Strategy Officer Ian De Bode revealed to Axios that the Catalyst Fund will be used to acquire equity and token positions in emerging RWA projects.
• This round of investment targets startups that utilize Blockchain technology to tokenize TradFi instruments such as bonds, stocks, private equity, and real estate.
• De Bode stated that the RWA tokenization sector is a “arms race,” driven by institutions’ demand for 24/7 market access and more efficient capital infrastructure.

🚀 Following the Robinhood Synthetic Assets Controversy

• This investment announcement coincides with Robinhood launching tokenized stocks of companies like OpenAI and SpaceX for EU users, which has attracted attention (but has also been criticized for being based on synthetic derivatives rather than actual stocks), indicating a surge in institutional interest in RWA.

📈 Ondo Accelerates RWA Ecological Layout

• Ondo Global Markets Platform: Launching in early 2025, providing access to tokenized US stocks, bonds, and ETFs for crypto wallets and applications.
• Global Market Alliance: Established on June 17, members include the Solana Foundation, Fireblocks, BitGo, 1inch, etc., committed to standardizing tokenized securities, enhancing global access to the U.S. market around the clock.
• Multi-Chain Expansion On-Chain Treasury Bonds:
• On June 11, the OUSG token was launched on the XRP Ledger (supported by BlackRock’s U.S. Dollar Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund).
• Supports 24/7 minting and redemption using Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin.
• According to rwa xyz data, the combined market capitalization of OUSG and its sister token USDY has reached approximately 1.4 billion USD.

🏛️ Actively promote the on-chain asset regulatory framework

• Ondo is actively engaging with U.S. regulators to help develop tokenized asset policies.
• With the support of investors such as Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, Ondo bets that the next phase of the capital market will be built on-chain, creating unique investment opportunities for crypto users.