Ondo Brings 260 Tokenized Stocks and ETFs to MetaMask on BNB Chain

Binance has expanded its offering of Ondo tokenized securities, adding 10 new stocks and ETFs including AMD, Adobe, Broadcom, Taiwan Semiconductor, and several specialized ETFs covering gold, copper, and palladium. **Key Details:** - New assets join the platform under Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) regulatory framework - Follows March's initial listing of 10 Ondo digital securities on Binance Alpha - Assets trade on Binance's Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF), regulated by ADGM's Financial Services Regulatory Authority - Not available to US investors or other prohibited jurisdictions **Regulatory Context:** This builds on Ondo's November 2025 EU prospectus approval from Liechtenstein's Financial Market Authority, demonstrating the platform's ability to operate within established regulatory frameworks across multiple jurisdictions. The expansion gives hundreds of millions of Binance users access to tokenized versions of traditional securities with 24/7 trading capabilities.

The International Monetary Fund, which influences trillions in global trade across 191 member countries, has officially recognized tokenization as a **structural shift in financial architecture**. This marks a significant milestone as the world's most important financial institutions embrace tokenization as core infrastructure. **Key implications:** - Tokenization enables instant data transfer between brokers - Investors can easily compare and switch providers for better pricing - The IMF views this as essential infrastructure for modern financial markets The IMF previously highlighted tokenization's potential for creating more efficient, competitive markets in its Finance & Development publication. Read the full IMF analysis: [Finance & Development - Tokens](https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/fandd/issues/2025/09/back-to-basics-tokens-finance-newest-oldest-innovation-itai-agur)

Following a Drift protocol exploit, Ondo Finance's incident response team successfully froze all stolen USDY tokens. **Key Points:** - Ondo acted quickly to protect users after the Drift hack - All compromised USDY was frozen by the team - The incident highlights the balance between permissionless assets and security measures Ondo emphasized that while their tokenized securities are designed to be freely transferable across wallets and protocols, rapid response to security incidents remains central to their institutional-grade approach. The company reaffirmed its commitment to DeFi despite the challenges.

Ondo Finance has developed the technology infrastructure for a new perpetual futures platform focused on U.S. equities. **Key Features:** - Enables up to 20x leverage on perpetual futures contracts - Targets leading U.S. equity markets - Represents Ondo's expansion beyond its existing tokenized Treasury products The platform marks a technical milestone as the first of its kind to combine equity perpetuals with this level of leverage in the tokenized finance space. Ondo Finance built the underlying technology stack that makes this trading capability possible. This development shows Ondo Finance moving into derivatives infrastructure, complementing their established position in tokenized fixed-income products.