Strategy Launches Tokenized Preferred Stock STRC with 11.​5% Yield

**Ondo solidifies market leadership in tokenized securities** Ondo has captured **68% market share** in tokenized stocks, up from 60% two months ago, cementing its position as the dominant platform in the sector. **Key metrics:** - 260+ tokenized stocks & ETFs available - Billions in cumulative volume - Millions of trades executed - Tens of thousands of onchain holders - Live on Solana, BNB Chain & Ethereum **Competitive advantage:** Ondo's platform inherits liquidity directly from public markets (NYSE, Nasdaq), enabling superior execution quality compared to competitors relying on isolated onchain pools. The growth follows major milestones including DTCC working group selection, Broadridge voting partnership, and regulatory approvals in Abu Dhabi and the EU. Recent data shows the tokenized stocks sector crossed $1B TVL, with Ondo accounting for over $920M. The platform's instant execution model and direct market integration have proven more scalable than alternatives, supporting 260+ assets without requiring billions in locked capital per chain.

**Major financial institutions completed a pilot transaction settling tokenized U.S. Treasuries across borders in real time, outside traditional banking hours.** The transaction involved: - Ondo processing Ripple's OUSG redemption on XRP Ledger - Mastercard's Multi-Token Network routing instructions to Kinexys by J.P. Morgan - J.P. Morgan delivering USD to Ripple's Singapore bank account **This marks the first time a public blockchain and global banking infrastructure have settled a cross-border transaction of a tokenized fund together in real time.** The pilot demonstrates how tokenized assets can integrate with existing financial systems, enabling settlement across different banks, borders, and time zones without waiting for banking windows to open. The collaboration between Ondo, Ripple, Mastercard, and JPMorgan's Kinexys platform represents a step toward continuous, 24/7 global markets.

**BlackRock's South Korea ETF is now tokenized on Ondo Global Markets as $EWYon**, providing onchain access to Korean equities during a strong market year. **Key holdings include:** - SK Hynix Inc. - Hyundai Motor - Doosan Enerbility - Hanwha Aerospace - Samsung Electronics The tokenized product gives investors exposure to 80+ Korean companies through a single onchain asset, expanding access to one of the world's most in-demand equity markets through blockchain infrastructure.

**Ondo Finance has expanded its tokenized securities offering to KuCoin Web3 Wallet**, making over 260 tokenized stocks and ETFs accessible to users. - This follows a similar integration with MetaMask wallet on BNB Chain earlier in April - Users can now access traditional Wall Street assets through their crypto wallets - The expansion represents growing adoption of real-world asset (RWA) tokenization in the crypto space Ondo Finance specializes in bringing traditional financial products on-chain, previously known for its tokenized US Treasury product OUSG.