--- title: "ZIGChain Taps Ondo to Bring Wall Street Assets Onchain" date: 2026-06-08 author: "Kathleen Kinder" featured_image: "https://coinlaw.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/zigchain-taps-ondo-to-bring-wall-street-assets-onchain.jpg" categories: - name: "Cryptocurrency" url: "/crypto.md" tags: - name: "News" url: "/tag/news.md" --- # ZIGChain Taps Ondo to Bring Wall Street Assets Onchain ZIGChain has partnered with Ondo Finance to bring tokenized US stocks and ETFs onchain, expanding access to traditional financial markets through blockchain infrastructure. ## Key Takeaways - ZIGChain is integrating Ondo Finance’s tokenized US stocks and ETFs into its ecosystem. - The partnership aims to expand access to publicly traded US securities for users across the GCC and other global markets. - The move strengthens ZIGChain’s growing real world asset ecosystem alongside existing initiatives in tokenized credit and yield products. - Access to Ondo’s tokenized products will roll out in phases through selected ecosystem applications and partners. ## What Happened? **ZIGChain** announced a new integration with **Ondo Finance** that will bring tokenized US stocks and exchange traded funds to users across the ZIGChain ecosystem. The partnership is designed to expand access to traditional financial assets through blockchain-based infrastructure while advancing the broader adoption of tokenized real world assets. The integration allows users to gain onchain exposure to publicly traded US securities through Ondo’s tokenized offerings, which are backed by underlying stocks and ETFs. ## ZIGChain Expands Its Real World Asset Strategy The latest partnership marks another step in ZIGChain’s effort to become a major infrastructure layer for **regulated investment products onchain**. The company has positioned itself as a blockchain network focused on connecting institutional grade financial opportunities with retail users. By adding [Ondo’s tokenized securities](https://coinlaw.io/ondo-finance-tokenized-stocks-proxy-voting/), ZIGChain is broadening its existing real world asset stack. The ecosystem already includes initiatives such as Valdora Finance’s Liquid RWA Vaults and Beehive’s tokenized small and medium enterprise private credit offerings. The company says its goal is not to create entirely new financial instruments but to bring proven investment opportunities onto blockchain rails, making them easier to access for a wider audience. According to ZIGChain Co-Founder Abdul Rafay Gadit: “ The next phase of onchain finance is not about replicating access that institutions already have. It is about taking those instruments and making them genuinely accessible to a broader universe of participants, through transparent, scalable onchain infrastructure, without the minimums and intermediaries that have always stood in the way. Abdul Rafay GaditCo-Founder – ZIGChain He added that Ondo had already completed the difficult task of bringing traditional financial products onchain, while ZIGChain’s role is to expand access to a new generation of users. ## Ondo Continues Push Into Tokenized Capital Markets Ondo Finance has emerged as one of the leading companies in the [tokenized asset sector](https://coinlaw.io/asset-tokenization-statistics/). The company focuses on bringing institutional quality financial products onto blockchain networks while maintaining links to traditional capital markets. Through Ondo Global Markets, investors outside the United States can gain economic exposure to publicly traded **US stocks and ETFs** using blockchain based tokens. The company states that each token is backed by the corresponding stock or ETF, along with cash held during settlement processes. **Oya Celiktemur**, EMEA Director at Ondo Finance, highlighted the importance of expanding access to tokenized securities through new ecosystems. “ Bringing tokenized US stocks and ETFs to new ecosystems and user bases is core to what the Ondo Global Markets platform enables. ZIGChain’s infrastructure gives investors across the GCC onchain exposure to the world’s most in demand securities, with the execution quality and transparency that institutional markets demand. Oya CeliktemurEMEA Director – Ondo Finance ## Growing Demand for Tokenized Financial Products The announcement comes as interest in **tokenized real world assets** continues to grow across the digital asset industry. Market participants increasingly view tokenization as a way to make traditional financial products more accessible, transparent, and efficient. For investors, tokenized securities offer a blockchain based alternative to accessing established financial markets. For infrastructure providers like ZIGChain and Ondo, the opportunity lies in creating regulated pathways that connect traditional assets with [decentralized technology](https://coinlaw.io/decentralized-finance-market-statistics/). The rollout of Ondo’s tokenized stocks and ETFs on ZIGChain will begin in phases through selected applications and ecosystem partners, with broader availability expected over time. ## CoinLaw’s Takeaway I believe this partnership reflects one of the strongest trends currently shaping the crypto industry: bringing real financial assets onchain rather than creating entirely new speculative products. In my experience, adoption grows fastest when blockchain technology improves access to assets people already understand and trust. I found this integration notable because it combines Ondo’s growing expertise in tokenized securities with ZIGChain’s focus on distribution and accessibility. If tokenized stocks and ETFs continue gaining traction, partnerships like this could play an important role in connecting traditional finance and blockchain markets.