On September 3, 2025, the cryptocurrency trading platform Gate announced the launch of the Ondo zone and opened spot trading simultaneously. The first phase introduced 26 popular trading pairs from Ondo, including AAPLON, METAON, TSLAON, NVDAON, SPYON, QQQON, and others.
This initiative provides global users with a convenient and efficient on-chain Ondo trading experience, marking a new stage in the integration of traditional financial assets and the crypto market.
01 Bridging Traditional Finance and the Cryptocurrency Market
After the closing of the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, global investors often have to wait for the next trading day. However, with the emergence of tokenization securities, this situation is changing.
Now, investors can trade tokenized Apple stocks or SPDR S&P 500 ETF at any time and from anywhere, just as easily as trading cryptocurrencies.
Ondo Finance, as a leader in the tokenization of RWA (real-world assets), holds nearly 40% of the global market share for tokenized securities, and it is revolutionizing the way global investors access the U.S. market by bringing traditional financial assets onto the blockchain.
02 Gate Ondo Zone supports tokenized assets
Gate’s Ondo zone has opened its first batch of 26 trading pairs, covering major tech stocks, index ETFs, and popular stocks. These trading pairs are all priced in USDT, making it convenient for cryptocurrency investors to trade directly.
Main trading pairs include:
- SPYON/USDT: Benchmarking the S&P 500 ETF
- QQQON/USDT: Benchmarking the Nasdaq ETF
- TSLAON/USDT: Benchmarking Tesla stocks
- AAPLON/USDT: Benchmarking Apple Stock
- NVDAON/USDT: Benchmarking Nvidia Stock
These tokenized stocks are fully backed by spot securities held by U.S. registered brokers and cash in transit, available to users outside the U.S. 365 days a year.24⁄7Instant minting, redemption, and transfer.
03 ONDO price trend is strong
In the same week that Gate announced the launch of the Ondo section, the price of ONDO performed strongly. As of September 12, 2025, the price of ONDO reached $1.11, with a 7-day increase of 22.39%.
This price increase is attributed to the positive market response to Ondo Finance’s launch of tokenized U.S. stocks.
From a technical analysis perspective, ONDO’s Relative Strength Index (RSI) is 60.63, in the neutral range, indicating there is still room for further upward movement. The MACD indicator also shows a bullish signal, with its histogram at a positive 0.0094.
The price of ONDO has broken through the upper Bollinger Band (1.01 USD), with a %B position of 1.0596, indicating strong momentum. Traders view 1.06 USD as an immediate resistance level, while the key support level is around 0.86 USD.
04 RWA track explosive growth
RWA tokenization is moving from niche to mainstream. Over the past three years, the RWA market has grown nearly 380%, reaching a value of $24 billion. Analysts believe that the market could expand to $30 trillion by 2034.
2025 will be a breakthrough year for RWA development. Since January, the entire industry has grown by over 260%, jumping from less than $9 billion to over $23 billion. The main drivers of this growth come from the tokenization of private credit and U.S. Treasury bonds.
Institutional funds are rapidly flowing into the RWA sector. Ondo Finance’s Total Value Locked (TVL) reached a historic high of $1.5 billion within 24 hours for the first time. This figure was only $548 million on January 17, 2025, indicating an increase of nearly two times in just 8 months.
05 Traditional financial institutions actively embrace
Traditional financial institutions are actively embracing the trend of tokenization. Nasdaq has submitted an application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch trading of tokenized securities.
If approved, this will become the first securities exchange in the United States to offer tokenized securities trading.
Ondo Finance has also established close collaborations with several Wall Street institutions. Its OUSG fund is the largest investor in Fidelity’s new digital tokenization fund, and it has also invested in BlackRock’s BUIDL fund as well as other traditional financial companies such as WisdomTree, Franklin Templeton, and Wellington Management.
06 Investment Opportunities and Risks Coexist
For investors, this may be a good time to participate in ONDO. The rapid growth of the RWA sector provides fundamental support for ONDO.
However, investors also need to be aware of the potential risks. The ONDO Token unlock event is scheduled for January each year. The next token unlock event will release nearly 2 billion new ONDO Tokens to the market, which may lead to a significant price correction.
Therefore, the period from September 2025 to January 2026 may be relatively favorable for trading ONDO, but as the unlocking date approaches, selling pressure may increase.
Future outlook
As the assets on the Ondo Global Markets platform rapidly surpass 160 million dollars, the trend of tokenization of securities has become unstoppable. From the submission of tokenized securities listing applications to NASDAQ, to Hong Kong’s planning of the draft "Regulations on the Issuance and Trading of Digital Assets," traditional financial centers are fully embracing this transformation.
In the coming years, with clear regulations, mature technology, and evolving user habits, RWA is expected to move from financial innovation to mainstream application, building a global financial market without time and space limitations.
