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Key Insights: Ondo Finance lets pre-alpha users post tokenized stocks as perps collateral. The 24/7 service targets eligible traders outside the U.S. and restricted regions. ONDO still trades near $0.33, with buyers facing resistance around $0.34. Ondo Finance moved deeper into crypto derivatives after launching Ondo Perps. This platform lets eligible non-U.S. traders use tokenized stocks as collateral for perpetual futures. The rollout brings 24/7 access to markets linked to U.S. equities, ETFs, commodities, and indices. The launch matters as it shifts tokenized stocks from on-chain exposure into margin assets for leveraged trading. It also gives Ondo Finance a clearer path into RWA perps, where collateral quality can shape liquidity. Ondo Finance Opens 24/7 Access to Equity Perps Markets Ondo Perps gives pre-alpha users access to long and short positions on real-world markets wit
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Tokenized stocks put real equities on blockchains as tradable tokens, and in July 2026 the idea crossed a threshold: the DTCC, the utility that settles nearly every American share, began production trades of tokenized Russell 1000 stocks. This guide explains how stock tokens actually work, the custody chain behind them, what you do and do not get compared to owning shares, how they differ from stock perps, and what the incumbents’ arrival means. For most of crypto’s history, tokenized stocks were a fringe product with a persistent dream: take the world’s most valuable asset class, equities, and give it blockchain properties, around-the-clock trading, instant settlement, fractional ownership, global access, and composability with DeFi. The early attempts were offshore, legally fragile, and small. The dream, however, kept attracting bigger sponsors, and in 2026 it stopped being fringe: this m
Tokenized stocks put real equities on-chain, and the DTCC now tokenizes Russell 1000 shares. Backing models, rights, risks, and how they differ from perps.
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Crypto exchanges have been racing to bring real-world assets onto their platforms, but MEXC just raised the stakes. The exchange has added nine new Ondo Finance tokenized stock trading pairs to its spot market, all going live on July 8, 2026, with a deliberate focus on one of the hottest investment themes in finance right now: AI infrastructure. Key takeaways MEXC listed nine new Ondo tokenized stock and ETF pairs on July 8, 2026, covering AI infrastructure-linked companies. Named assets include Bloom Energy, Astera Labs, Credo Technology, the Roundhill Memory ETF, Innodata, and Celestica. Each tokenized asset is backed by the underlying security held through regulated custodial brokers. MEXC serves over 40 million users across 170+ markets and offers zero-fee digital asset trading. The exchange also offers RealStocks, a separate product giving users actual share ownership and
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Victoria, Seychelles, July 8, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, will add nine Ondo tokenized stock and ETF trading pairs to its spot market, the latest expansion of ongoing collaboration with Ondo Finance. The new pairs cover companies across the data center, semiconductor and power supply chains linked to growing AI infrastructure demand, expanding the range of tokenized U.S. equities available to users and providing on-chain exposure to a sector at the center of the current AI infrastructure buildout. The pairs include tokenized stocks and ETFs tracking Bloom Energy (BEON/USDT), Astera Labs (ALABON/USDT), Credo Technology (CRDOON/USDT), the Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAMON/USDT), Innodata (INODON/USDT), and Celestica (CLSON/USDT), among others, all listing on July 8, 2026 (UTC). Full details, including exact listing times for each p
MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, will add nine Ondo tokenized stock and ETF trading pairs to its spot market, the latest expansion of ongoing collaboration with Ondo Finance. The new pairs cover companies across the data center, semiconductor and power supply chains linked to growing AI infrastructure
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Key Highlights Ondo Finance debuts Ondo Perps, pioneering the use of tokenized equities as collateral for perpetual futures contracts International traders gain access to 20x leverage on equities, ETFs, and commodities with round-the-clock availability Collateral options include tokenized versions of Apple, Tesla, Nvidia, Micron, precious metals, and energy commodities Ondo Global Markets surpassed $1 billion in total value locked following its September 2025 debut First-week participants eligible for $150,000 USDC reward distribution Ondo Finance has unveiled a groundbreaking perpetual futures exchange that enables the unprecedented use of tokenized equities as trading collateral. Named Ondo Perps, this innovative platform has officially opened its doors to pre-alpha participants located outside U.S. territory. LATEST: Ondo Finance says its Ondo
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ONDO News Ondo Finance (ONDO) has launched Ondo Perps, a permissionless perpetual-futures venue that lets traders post tokenized equities as collateral. The company’s investor-relations disclosure, dated July 7, frames the product as the first equity-perpetuals platform to accept tokenized stock as margin, extending real-world asset (RWA) tokenization from passive exposure into productive collateral. The rollout centers on a live market for U.S. equities, exchange-traded funds and commodities, and it deepens Ondo’s push to bridge traditional securities with on-chain rails. As a leading RWA issuer, Ondo is positioning tokenized stock not merely as a tradable wrapper but as working capital inside a derivatives system. Coverage of the token continues on our Ondo hub. The venue offers perpetual contracts on U.S. stocks, ETFs and commodities around the clock, 24 hours a d
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Ondo Perps launches 20x equity perps, letting traders use tokenized stocks, ETFs, and stablecoins as collateral. Ondo Perps has opened with up to 20x leverage on equity perpetual markets. The platform also accepts tokenized stocks and ETFs as collateral. The launch covers equities, indices, and commodities for eligible traders in approved regions. Trading is designed to run daily, without expiry dates or closing hours. Ondo said the platform processed nearly $2 billion during its private beta. The figure shows early activity before the wider pre-alpha opening. The company also announced up to $3 million in rewards for users. However, access excludes the United States, Panama, and other prohibited areas. Ondo Perps Brings Equity Perps On-Chain Ondo Perps allows eligible users to trade equity perpetual contracts with up to 20x leverage. The product covers markets linked to equities, indices, and c
