TL;DR:
- Ondo received Abu Dhabi’s approval to offer tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs under the ADGM regulatory framework.
- The company’s digital securities are the first admitted for trading on Binance’s regulated MTF platform in that jurisdiction.
- This approval follows one obtained in Europe in November 2025, reinforcing its international presence across regulated markets.
The tokenization platform Ondo Finance received authorization from the Abu Dhabi Global Market to offer its digital securities tied to U.S. stocks and ETFs under the local regulatory framework, according to an announcement by the company.
The products on the Ondo Global Markets platform will be available for trading on the Multilateral Trading Facility operated by Binance and regulated by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of the ADGM, making them the first digital securities to access that structure.
Eligible users in supported jurisdictions, with the exception of the United States, can trade ten tokenized assets including shares of Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, Circle, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Tesla, as well as the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust and Invesco QQQ ETFs.
Ondo Brings Binance Back into the Tokenized Stock Market
The initiative also marks the return of Binance to tokenized equity products after suspending similar services in 2021. The exchange is once again offering access to instruments tied to on-chain equities, this time backed by a formal framework in the Middle East.
Ondo structures its products as equity-linked notes, designed to operate within existing securities frameworks. This model had already proven viable under a regulated regime: in November 2025, authorities in Liechtenstein approved the company’s base securities prospectus, enabling access through regulatory passport across the entire European Union and European Economic Area.
Derivatives and Rising Volume
Since its launch, Ondo Global Markets has accumulated more than $11 billion in trading volume and surpassed $600 million in total value locked, according to the company’s own data. Looking ahead, the firm announced the upcoming launch of ‘Perps’, a perpetual futures platform tied to U.S. stocks, ETFs and commodities, with leverage of up to 20x outside the United States.
Tokenization continues to gain ground worldwide. Banks, fintech companies and crypto platforms are exploring the use of stablecoins, tokenized deposits and the extension of market trading hours.
