Ondo Finance has announced a partnership with SBI Group aimed at tokenizing Japanese assets, a move that integrates SBI's ecosystem for distribution and utilizes the group's JPYSC yen stablecoin for settlement. The announcement, made on Ondo's official X account, highlights the collaboration as a strategic pathway rather than a finalized product.
SBI Group, which ranks among Japan's leading financial services firms, is poised to use its JPYSC stablecoin, a yen-based token positioned within Japan's established stablecoin framework. Ondo's CEO, Ian De Bode, emphasized the significance of this initiative, stating that Japan has one of the most sophisticated capital markets globally, with SBI at its core. This partnership aims to facilitate the transition of Japanese assets into the on-chain sphere.
Yoshitaka Kitao, the CEO of SBI Holdings, praised Ondo Finance's leadership in the tokenization of real-world assets, recognizing Ondo as a vital ally in SBI's strategy to build a global network for digital assets. Ondo's token, trading at approximately $0.39, has seen a 17% increase over the last 24 hours and a 23% rise over the past week, with a market cap nearing $1.89 billion, as per CoinGecko.
This partnership follows previous initiatives by both firms. Ondo has been expanding its portfolio of tokenized stocks and ETFs, while SBI is advancing its plans to issue the JPYSC stablecoin.
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