Larry Fink, BlackRock’s CEO, is a big RWA believer. The RWA sector is currently the hottest sector in crypto. And the hottest project in this sector is Ondo Finance which is up 1,771% in the last 18 months. And just yesterday they met with SEC. Does this indicate a big pump for Ondo?
Now, with Mantra having fallen off the cliff, Ondo Finance seems to be the new leader. So, here is why you should pay attention to Ondo Finance.
Ondo Finance and the SEC
The recent big news for Ondo was of course their talks with the SEC. Ondo has been in talks with the SEC’s Crypto Asset Working Group or Crypto Task Force. They’re looking into ways to be compliant. Ondo’s focus is on tokenization and the future of digital asset regulation. The idea is to issue US tokenized securities.
The Ondo Finance team is in DC today meeting with the SEC Crypto Task Force to discuss tokenization and the future of digital asset regulation.
We look forward to collaborating with regulators on shaping a thoughtful framework for digital assets. pic.twitter.com/fNXKYxR3tB
— Ondo Finance (@OndoFinance) April 24, 2025
So, this is a great way to start this, by going straight to the source. This happens only a few days after Paul Atkins officially became the new SEC chair. He already had his first public appearances. Like this one with President Trump. His priority is to provide a firm, regulatory foundation for digital assets. That fits Ondo to a T!
Atkins is already a former SEC commissioner. Furthermore, he was also a senior advisor for Securitize. Now, Securitize has, among others, a partnership with BlackRock. Well, BlackRock has its BUIDL fund. And who has strong ties to BUIDL, right, that’s Ondo Finance. So, this makes the circle round.
Atkins being at the helm of the SEC seems very beneficial for Ondo Finance and the RWA sector as a whole.
Meet Paul Atkins
The new pro-crypto SEC chair we’ve been waiting for.
Here’s why this is bullish shift for crypto and 3 fundamental altcoins👇🧵 pic.twitter.com/FoSjOnRlru
— Nonzee (@0xNonceSense) April 24, 2025
Wall Street 2.0
One of the projects that Ondo Finance is working on is Wall Street 2.0. You can compare this to stablecoins, who took the US dollar on a digital global ride. Ondo’s Wall Street 2.0 will do the same for US capital markets. Ondo also calls this Ondo Global Markets.
Stablecoins took the dollar global.
Ondo Global Markets will do the same for US capital markets.
We’re building Wall Street 2.0—Made in America, built for the world. pic.twitter.com/DDYpxOw4v9
— Ondo Finance (@OndoFinance) April 24, 2025
This gives you access to thousands of tokens, all 1:1 backed by stocks, bonds, and ETFs. In other words, TradFi meets DeFi. However, currently, this platform is not available in the US. Nonetheless, with the SEC development I described a moment ago, things may change.
Stablecoins onboarded the world.@OndoFinance is giving them a reason to stay.$Ondo Global Markets
– Tokenized stocks
– Composable ETFs
– Global liquidityWall Street meets DeFi.
And this is just the beginning. pic.twitter.com/LR2x6gDzuG— Merlijn The Trader (@MerlijnTrader) April 11, 2025
It should come as no surprise that Wall Street is opening up to the idea of tokenizing assets. This offers various advantages. For example, a market that is open 24/7. BlackRock’s BUIDL could be one of the vehicles. We saw already that Ondo has close ties to this fund.
The RWA tech stack
Wall Street incumbents manage trillions of dollars across asset classes.
They have an $ incentive to (i) tokenize their holdings & (ii) make the tokenized assets interoperable across chains.
They’re also likely to outsource these functions.
E.g. for… pic.twitter.com/KnLr5X1zqX
— Token Terminal 📊 (@tokenterminal) April 24, 2025
Ondo also has the means to attract Wall Street. It already offers tokenized Treasuries on 9 chains. Coming up are bonds and ETFs. Ondo is building the rails that TradFi needs.
Wall Street is warming up to tokenization amid a regulatory shift.
“There’s certainly been a sea change in institutional interest,” @nathanlallman told @scottmelker on TheStreet Roundtable.
He pointed to new OCC guidance and the repeal of SAB 121 as major… pic.twitter.com/aDNadcNzlA
— Ondo Finance (@OndoFinance) April 11, 2025
The $ONDO Price
Let’s first look at the current $ONDO price. That’s spot on $1. It has a $3.1 billion market cap and ranks 40th as measured by market cap. A weaker point is that only 3.1 billion $ONDO out of a max and total supply of 10 billion circulate. However, the next big and yearly token unlock is nine months away.
With all the recent news, over the last 14 days, $ONDO is up by 21%. By the looks of it, there’s more to come. So, despite its high market cap, there’s still plenty of growth potential for $ONDO. For example, check out our video about how many $ONDO you need to become a millionaire. We examine $ONDO up to $30.
Ondo’s TVL already surpassed $1 billion. So, that also looks good. But where can it go from here? Especially in the short term?
- OCT Trades sees the next price target at $1.50.
- This seems to be a popular next price target. Here’s another one that has a $1.25 to $1.50 price on its radar.
- Dami-DeFi predicts a $3.50 price if this trend continues. That’s a 3.5x from here.
- AllInCrypto predicts a $4 price range for $ONDO.
A technical look at why a $4.00+ price prediction for $ONDO is on the horizon.
Ondo Finance is a leading RWA project with backing from strong institutional players.
BlackRock and Pantera Capital have long-time connections to Ondo incl $TRUMP‘s World Liberty Financial. pic.twitter.com/ZGm6L4R55p— ALLINCRYPTO (@RealAllinCrypto) February 1, 2025
So, $ONDO is breaking out and the short-term price action and targets look good.
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