On October 29, Ondo Finance ($ONDO) announced that Ondo Global Markets is expanding to BNB Chain, bringing US markets to millions worldwide.
Ondo Global Markets is a global tokenized stock and ETF platform launched in September 2025, and, according to the official press release of the project, the platform is currently the largest in the world by TVL,
BNB Chain is one of the most widely used blockchains in the world, and Ondo’s expansion to the chain marks an important milestone for both projects.
BNB Chain Users Get Access to Over 100 ETFs and Tokenized Stocks
Ondo Finance’s official press release highlights that the Ondo Global Markets expansion to the BNB Chain marks a crucial move in the project’s quest to democratize access to high-quality US financial assets via blockchain technology.
With this move, Ondo becomes the 1st tokenization platform to bring tokenized stocks and ETFs to BNB Chain at scale.
As of October 29, Ondo Global Markets has almost $320 million in TVL, according to data from Defillama, seeing a notable increase from last month.
The platform drove over $669 million in total onchain volume since its September launch, Ondo Finance reported.
The press release mentions that this integration offers BNB Chain users access to more than 100 tokenized US stocks and ETFs, supported by leading ecosystem projects like PancakeSwap, highlighting that the blockchain has 3,4 million daily active users and an expansive DeFi ecosystem.
So far, in October, BNB Chain recorded 58,4 million active addresses, up from 52,5 million addresses in September.. shows data from Token Terminal.
Ondo Cross-Chain Strategy
The team at Ondo Finance noted that by joining BNB Chain’s extensive ecosystem of wallets, exchanges, and DeFi protocols, Ondo tokenized stocks will integrate with core infrastructure partners, expanding global access and liquidity for tokenized securities.
The expansion to BNB Chain continues Ondo’s cross-chain strategy. So far, Ondo Global Markets has launched on Ethereum, and the project has more deployments planned ahead. The target is to ensure that tokenized assets can move across major chains.
RWAs – One of the Fastest-Growing Segments on BNB Chain
Sarah Song, Head of Business Development at BNB Chain, highlighted that RWAs are one of the fastest-growing sections on the BNB Chain.
The partnership with Ondo Finance is seen as another validation of this momentum, and the two projects plan to:
- Expand access to high-liquidity financial assets
- Drive the next wave of adoption, connecting TradFi and DeFi
Bringing Tokenized Stocks and ETFs to Millions of Users
Nathan Allman, the founder and CEO at Ondo Finance ($ONDO), said that expanding Ondo Global Markets on the BNB Chain, which has one of the largest and most engaged user bases in Web3, allows the project to bring tokenized US stocks and ETFs to millions of users across Asia, Latin America, and other regions in an environment that is:
- Fast
- Cost-efficient
- Interoperable
This is an important step towards making US markets globally accessible via blockchain technology.
Ondo Finance’s token, $ONDO, made it to our list of the best RWA coins to watch in 2025.
