Ondo Finance, a firm specializing in real-world asset tokenization, has received regulatory approval from the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority (FMA) to offer tokenized stocks and ETFs to investors across the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA).
This approval allows over 500 million investors in 30 countries to access U.S. stocks and ETFs directly on the blockchain, according to the press release. The authorization was granted under a recognized European passporting system, which makes it valid across the EU and EEA. Ondo now has the legal right to provide a safe, regulated way for retail investors in regions like Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway to trade tokenized financial products.
A New Way to Trade in Europe
The approval allows Ondo to operate within one European framework while maintaining compliance with rules that protect investors.
Ondo is currently the largest platform for tokenized securities, with over $315 million in total value locked and more than $1 billion traded since launching Global Markets in September 2025. With this new approval, the firm has continued to set the standard for how traditional finance can operate on the blockchain.
Ondo and BX Digital Partnership
The announcement comes just weeks after Ondo partnered with BX Digital to bring Europe’s first batch of tokenized stocks and ETFs to regulated markets.
According to the press release, the partnership introduced tokenized versions of traditional financial instruments, including over 100 assets such as Ondo’s U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin, short-term U.S. government bonds, a tokenized S&P 500, several BlackRock/iShares ETFs, and major stocks including Tesla, NVIDIA, Apple, and Coca-Cola.
Growing Real-World Assets on Blockchain
The development comes as tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) are experiencing rapid growth. This year alone, the market has surged by $19 billion to reach $55.94 billion, mostly led by private credit, according to data from Coingecko. Since launching Global Markets in September 2025, Ondo Finance has gathered $364 million in TVL. The firm plans to expand its offerings to over 1,000 tokenized assets by the end of 2025.
Why It Matters
The EU approval opened regulated and easy access to global markets for millions of European investors. By tokenizing stocks and ETFs, Ondo allows people to trade traditional assets on the blockchain 24/7, simultaneously making investment a lot easier and more accessible.
It also sets a legal and safe framework, which highlights that digital finance can meet strict European regulations.