Ondo Chain is a public, proof-of-stake Layer 1 blockchain designed specifically for institutional-grade real-world assets.*
Ondo Chain combines the best of public and permissioned chains, providing the features institutions require and the open access users deserve.*
Enhanced Security via RWA Staking
Validators will be able to stake RWAs and other quality liquid assets to secure the network, bridge, and oracles.
Enshrined Oracles & Proof of Reserves
Through consensus, validators will automatically verify key off-chain data such as asset prices and proof of reserves.
Permissioned Validators
Validators will include regulated financial institutions and will be monitored to prevent front-running and support best execution.
Connectivity into TradFi Liquidity
Institutional validators will be able to access the liquidity of traditional financial venues at low cost and latency.
Native, Cross-Chain Bridging
The Ondo decentralized verifier network (DVN) and multi-attestation protocols will enable seamless cross-chain transactions.
Open Access & Development
Virtually anyone will be able to issue tokens, develop apps, or act as a user or investor.
Decentralized Governance
Stakeholders will be able choose eligible staking collateral and vote on other critical governance matters.
Finance Focused Ecosystem
Apps, wallets, partners, and providers will be focused on enabling financial markets functionality across RWAs and crypto.
Ondo Chain has been designed from the ground up to enable the development of accessible, scalable RWA markets onchain.
Ondo Chain is not just another L1—it has been specifically designed to bridge traditional finance and DeFi, providing the speed, security, and user experience needed to move traditional financial markets onchain with institutional buy-in.
Seamless and Low-Cost User Experience
Tightly integrating onchain and offchain infrastructure reduces costs and security risks. For example, there’s no need to pay gas fees to multiple providers (e.g., oracles, bridges, or external protocols) when the same validators/stakers can handle these tasks efficiently in an RWA-focused ecosystem.
Enhanced Security
Enhanced Security
A unified validator set provides robust chain, protocol, and oracle security tailored specifically to real-world assets (RWAs), avoiding the mismatch of using validators designed for general-purpose chains like Ethereum for niche tasks such as stock price oracles.
Reduced Latency for Critical Actions
Reduced Latency for Critical Actions
Key operations, such as minting tokens after confirming a security purchase on a traditional exchange, experience minimal latency because broker-dealers can also run validators.
Built for Traditional Financial Institutions
Built for Traditional Financial Institutions
Tokenization on a "public permissioned" chain governed by financial institutions appeals to broker-dealers and asset managers, fostering partnerships that enhance distribution and asset supply.
Powerful Network Effects
Powerful Network Effects
A chain operated by traditional financial institutions creates the credibility and scale required to position this ecosystem as the place to be for institutional-grade financial markets.
Finance Focused Ecosystem
Finance Focused Ecosystem
Concentrating wallets, protocols, and incentives around liquid RWAs in DeFi ensures a cohesive ecosystem aligned with the growth and adoption of onchain financial markets.
Select One:
Public, Permissionless Chains
Private, Permissioned Enterprise Chains
Stand-Alone Bridging Protocols
Finance Focused Ecosystem
Focuses its ecosystem and incentives around the use of liquid RWAs and crypto in DeFi.
Private Network Connectivity
Enables connectivity into private institutional networks.
Permissioned Validators
Prevents front-running and enhances investor protections.
RWA Staking for Chain Security
Improves security while reducing costs.
Gas Fees Payable in RWAs
Allows gas fees to be be paid in RWAs, enabling regulated institutions to participate onchain.
From cross-collateralizing assets to issuing RWAs that seamlessly work cross-chain, Ondo Chain makes it easy to connect the real world to the blockchain. When TradFi meets DeFi, the possibilities are endless.
Prime Brokerage
Access margin on both RWAs and crypto (including cross-collateralization) from both onchain and off-chain. Lend out your assets and trade with best execution.
Staking and Collateral
Easily stake Ondo Stocks on Ondo Chain to enhance chain security and receive rewards or post as collateral for borrowing and other uses.
Onchain Wealth Management
Easily build and/or utilize onchain asset management strategies, including automatic 24/7 portfolio rebalancing across RWA and crypto assets.
Cross-Chain Token Issuance
Issue tokens that work on multiple chains. Set conditions that must be met for bridges to take place. Manage and administer assets seamlessly across chains.
Stablecoin Distribution and Yield
Distribute stablecoins secured by tokenized securities across supported blockchains. Easily track minting and yield attribution.
Bootstrap Other Networks and Protocols
Utilize restaked Ondo Chain RWAs to secure new chains or protocols while the native token and network matures.
Participate Onchain
Participate in the onchain economy by running nodes, offering new products to investors, or enable your clients to access new opportunities onchain.
Efficient Distribution
Direct distribution of tokenized funds to end investors, reducing costs associated with intermediaries and fund platforms.
Lower Cost Fund Management
The potential to simplify fund administration through fully tokenized assets, reducing overhead and enhancing efficiency.
New Product Development
Design new products onchain and simplify the operations associated with traditional fund and ETF products (e.g., direct indexing).
We're delighted that several new innovative companies have joined the Ondo Ecosystem to help advise on the design of Ondo Chain, helping ensure it meets institutional-grade standards for security, reliability, and compliance. The ecosystem already includes notable industry leaders such as PayPal, and BlackRock.
Ondo Stocks is a platform designed to bring traditional public securities onchain, with APIs to build investment experiences that users love.*
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"Ondo Stocks and Ondo Chain are deeply interconnected components of a cohesive strategy to bring traditional capital markets onchain. Ondo Stocks focuses on providing seamless access to tokenized assets and Ondo Chain provides the robust infrastructure required to support these assets at scale."
Nathan Allman, Founder & CEO of Ondo Finance
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