Ondo Approved to Bring Tokenized U.S. Stocks to 30 European Markets
The post Ondo Approved to Bring Tokenized U. S. Stocks to 30 European Markets appeared com. Fintech For years, tokenization has been promoted as a future possibility. In Europe, it just became a present reality. Key Takeaways Ondo can now offer tokenized U. S. stocks and ETFs to investors across all 30 EEA countries. The approval relies on Liechtenstein’s MiCA-based passporting regime. Over 500 million Europeans will gain regulated on-chain access to U. S. markets. The latest push isn’t coming from a European giant, but from the United States. Ondo Global Markets now has the regulatory blessing to bring tokenized U. S. equities to everyday European investors, marking one of the clearest examples yet of traditional finance migrating fully on-chain. How a Tiny Country Unlocked 30 Markets To understand the breakthrough, the key isn’t the technology it’s the jurisdiction. Ondo didn’t get approval from the EU in Brussels, or from a legacy European stock exchange. The turning point came from Liechtenstein’s Financial Market Authority (FMA). Because Liechtenstein participates in the European Economic Area (EEA), licenses issued there can passport across all 30 member markets. That means retail investors in all EU nations as well as Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein will soon be able to access tokenized U. S. stocks and ETFs. More than 500 million people are now in the prospective customer pool. The announcement is not an isolated event. Earlier this month, Ondo rolled out tokenized stock trading in Switzerland through BX Digital, the digital arm of Boerse Stuttgart Group. That launch demonstrated demand. The new approval gives Ondo the legal perimeter to scale it across the entire EEA. MiCA Shapes the Rules and the Race Liechtenstein’s speedy regulatory approval isn’t accidental. The country has already implemented the EU’s MiCA crypto framework through domestic law, long before many EU member states. Once the MiCA transitional period ends on December 31, 2025, every crypto asset service provider. Continue reading Ondo Approved to Bring Tokenized U.S. Stocks to 30 European Markets