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Real-World Assets Build on Solana as Ondo Finance Expands Tokenized Treasury Offering

Summary

Ondo Finance, a tokenized real-world asset platform, has expanded its U.S. Treasury-backed tokens to the Solana blockchain and its DeFi protocols. This allows investors to access Ondo's yield-generating stablecoin, USDY, and a tokenized version of BlackRock's short-term Treasury bond ETF on the Solana network. The move comes amid increased competition among blockchain networks to attract tokenized real-world assets. Ondo Finance is now the second-largest issuer of tokenized treasuries, with a market cap of over $760 million. The company expects users to utilize its tokens for various purposes in the Solana DeFi ecosystem.