ZIGChain Ondo integrates tokenized stocks, ETFs to expand the reach of OnChain

ZIGChain Ondo adds tokenized stocks and ETFs to its ecosystem. The partnership will expand OnChain’s reach into US financial markets. The rollout will begin in phases in select ZIGChain applications.

ZIGChain announced Monday that it is merging with Ondo Finance to bring tokenized US stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to users in its blockchain ecosystem, expanding access to traditional on-chain financial assets.

The partnership will combine Zigchain’s infrastructure for managed investment products with Ondo Finance’s tokenized securities platform, expanding their shared goal of making publicly traded US assets more accessible through blockchain technology.

According to the companies, the merger will strengthen ZIGChain’s extensive real-world asset (RWA) ecosystem, which already includes Valdora Finance’s Liquid RWA Vault and Beehive’s Small and Medium Enterprise Personal Credit Line.

The partnership expands the tokenized asset ecosystem

ZIGChain said the merger is in line with its strategy to bring established financial products to OnChain instead of creating entirely new investment tools.

Ondo Finance has developed the infrastructure to enable publicly traded US stocks and ETFs to become programmable blockchain-based assets.

Through the partnership, these tokenized products will be available in the ZIGChain ecosystem, with a particular focus on expanding the reach of users in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region and beyond.

The companies said the collaboration aims to offer institutional-level financial products with onchain exposure and reduce traditional barriers such as medium and small investment requirements.

“The next stage of onchain finance is not to repeat the access that institutions have had before. It is to take those tools and make them accessible to a wide universe of participants through a transparent and scalable onchain infrastructure, without the small and medium ones who always stand in the way,” said Abdul Rafai Gadit, co-founder, ZIGChain.

“Ondo has worked hard to bring these products to the chain. ZIGChain is the infrastructure to reach the next generation of users. For us, this is very much tied to our mission: to make high-quality financial opportunities open, programmable and globally accessible.”

Ondo aims to expand distribution.

Ondo Finance says expanding access to tokenized securities on new blockchain ecosystems is a key part of its strategy.

The company, which focuses on simulating real-world assets, has built infrastructure designed to connect traditional financial markets through decentralized networks.

With Ondo Global Markets, investors outside the United States can gain economic exposure to US stocks and ETFs using blockchain-based tokens backed by related assets.

At the heart of what the Ondo Global Markets platform enables is to bring US stocks and ETFs into a new ecosystem. The Zigchain infrastructure provides investors in the GCC with exposure to the world’s most sought-after securities. Leveraging the performance quality and transparency required by institutional markets. Celiktemur, EMEA Director, Ondo Finance.

Release to start with the steps

According to the announcement, access to ondo-tokenized products through ZIGChain will be introduced gradually, starting with selected ecosystem applications and partners, before becoming more widespread over time.

The companies note that the merger does not represent a token launch and does not provide a return on investment or yield.

While the underlying assets are provided by Ondo Global Markets (BVI) Limited, ZIGChain does not control the real world assets.

The collaboration comes as blockchain companies continue to focus on traditional financial instruments, combining regulated market exposure with the access and programming offered by decentralized infrastructure.