Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization is entering a breakout phase in the blockchain industry beyond our expectations. In the UAE, tokenization has seen unprecedented growth. Amid this surge, Abu Dhabi financial regulators, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), approved Ondo Finance to trade its tokenized assets on Binance.
Ondo Finance’s tokenization approval on Binance follows its initial launch
Ondo Finance, a fintech project known in the field of tokenization of RWA financial assets, has now come up with hundreds of tokenized US stocks on Binance under the ADGM regulation.
The fintech platform’s tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were already live on the Binance Alpha platform in February before this regulatory approval. For Binance, this is a comeback after shutting down tokenized equities trading in 2021 due to regulatory uncertainties in Europe.
After the initial launch of Ondo’s tokenized equities on Binance, the Abu Dhabi regulators officially approved the assets to be traded on Binance’s regulated venue in the region.
Under the new licensing, Ondo can tokenize major US securities such as Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Nvidia, Tesla, Circle, and many other assets. According to an official statement given to crypto media, the tokenized products are available only for non-US users.
Ondo Finance is not a new player in the town
Since tokenization started booming in 2025, Ondo Finance has earned a decent name in the industry, processing more than $11 billion in trading volume. Some of its major tokenization initiatives include providing infrastructure for the crypto wallet provider MetaMask to tokenize products, launching hundreds of assets on Ethereum, and tokenizing US Treasury products. Thanks to its Ondo Global Markets, the core engine that helps the platform offer tokenized equities and ETFs.
Several RWA assets are being tokenized, and among them, U.S. government bonds are the most tokenized assets, according to Anton Golub, Founding Member of RWA Labs. Speaking to AltCoin Desk, he emphasized that tokenization is a priority for the UAE’s leadership—a long-term goal—although the leaders are prepared to overcome challenges.
Regulation, infrastructure maturity drive tokenization growth: Polygon Labs executive
When asked about why tokenization has been booming since 2025, Aishwary Gupta, Global Head of Business at Polygon Labs, noted that the surge is being driven by three converging factors: “regulatory clarity, institutional participation, and infrastructure maturity. Jurisdictions like Abu Dhabi have created frameworks that allow compliant tokenization of financial assets, which has given institutions the confidence to experiment with tokenized securities.
“At the same time, platforms such as Ondo Finance are demonstrating how traditional instruments like equities and treasury products can be represented on-chain and distributed globally through exchanges like Binance.”
He further commented that blockchain is no longer just for crypto-native assets. The ecosystem is increasingly becoming also for settlement becoming a settlement layer for traditional finance.
A surge in public interest in tokenization
More people will start entering the tokenization sector, but adoption will likely happen in stages rather than overnight. “Retail users may not even realize they are interacting with tokenized assets; they will simply experience faster settlement, fractional ownership, and easier global access to investments,” said Aishwary Gupta.
The key factor that will change the tokenization market is institutional adoption. When regulated financial authorities such as ADGM begin approving tokenized equities and funds, tokenization would be considered a part oof mainstream financial infrastructure rather than a niche experiment. “Over time, this could reshape how assets are issued, traded, and settled globally.”
