ZIGChain, a blockchain focused on bringing investment products on-chain for institutions and retail users, has announced an integration with Ondo Finance to bring Ondo’s tokenized stocks and ETFs to the ZIGChain ecosystem.
The integration is intended to expand access to on-chain exposure to publicly traded U.S. securities, particularly for users across the GCC region and other markets served by ZIGChain.
According to the companies, Ondo Finance has developed infrastructure that enables traditional securities to be offered as programmable on-chain products.
Through the integration, ZIGChain will provide the infrastructure needed to extend access to those tokenized assets to a broader user base.
“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,” said Abdul Rafay Gadit, Co-Founder, ZIGChain.
“Ondo has done the hard work of bringing these products onchain. ZIGChain is the infrastructure through which it reaches a new generation of users. For us, this is deeply aligned with our mission: to make high-quality financial opportunities more open, more programmable, and more globally accessible.”
ZIGChain said the partnership aligns with its goal of making established financial products and investment opportunities available on-chain, allowing users to access tokenized versions of traditional assets through blockchain infrastructure.
Access to Ondo-tokenized products through ZIGChain will be rolled out in phases, beginning at the end of May. Initial availability will be offered through selected ecosystem applications and partners, with broader access expected over time.
The companies noted that the integration does not involve a token launch and does not guarantee any yield or investment returns.
The underlying assets are issued by Ondo Global Markets (BVI) Limited, while ZIGChain does not provide custody for the underlying real-world assets.
The integration is intended to expand access to tokenized US stocks and ETFs through blockchain infrastructure, although all investments remain subject to market and other risks.