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Tokenizing stocks and ETFs has been talked about since the first days of crypto. Yet as recently as this time last year, less than $6M of stocks had been tokenized. Today, that figure has surged to over $711.5M. So what changed?
One of the reasons behind this is the launch of Ondo Global Markets on Sept. 3, 2025. Ondo Global Markets (Ondo GM) is a tokenization platform that provides onchain exposure to a variety of publicly traded U.S. securities. As of Sept. 25, 2025, Ondo GM has attracted $285M in total value across more than 100 assets and 1,180 distinct addresses. Tokenized ETFs alone make up 61.3% of TVL, led by SPYon ($23.0M). The largest stock is TSLAon with $3.4M tokenized.
Others have attempted this before, so why has Ondo GM succeeded in reaching over $294M in tokenized value in less than a month?
One of the reasons behind this is how Ondo GM is structured. Ondo GM tokens are freely transferable just like stablecoins, which means they can be used in DeFi. Other competitors have built walled gardens where tokens can’t be taken off platform and self-custodied or they are whitelisted meaning they can’t be deployed in DeFi protocols like Uniswap or Morpho. For many this defeats the purpose of tokenizing, what’s the point of using blockchain rails if you can’t integrate it in DeFi to earn yield or borrow against it?
Other players allow for transferability and composability in DeFi but lack deep liquidity. Ondo GM solves this with instant, low-cost minting/redemption of stocks using TradFi liquidity. When users mint, they pay USDon, Ondo’s stablecoin, which gets converted to dollars to buy the stock; when tokens are redeemed, the stock is sold and stablecoins flow back.
Access remains restricted to non-U.S. investors, with onboarding open to institutions today and retail support in development. Ondo GM assets are live on Ethereum, with Solana, BNB Chain, and Ondo Chain coming soon. While still early, Ondo GM’s early traction signals a blueprint many issuers may soon follow.