Will Tokenized Stocks Actually Work? | Ian De Bode

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Aug 18, 2025

Ian Debode, Chief Strategy Officer at Ondo Finance, takes us deep into the world of tokenization and its transformative potential for equities trading. He discusses how tokenized stocks could democratize access to the U.S. market, tackling barriers like high fees. Debode also examines the critical need for consistent pricing and liquidity for these assets. The conversation further explores the rise of yield-bearing stablecoins and the shift towards digital assets, debating whether equities should trade 24/7 for greater accessibility.

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Why Tokenization Matters

Tokenization enables global access to assets and on-chain programmability like using assets as collateral.
Putting assets on-chain makes them more useful by enabling 24/7 movement and composability.

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Global Access Is A Big Win

Global investors face high barriers and costs to access US capital markets, often paying 5–10% to invest.
Tokenized stocks can replicate stablecoins' role by giving global access to US equities and driving wealth creation.

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US Investors Still Gain From On‑Chain Stocks

Tokenized stocks let investors move assets between platforms and shop margin rates across ecosystems.
Even US investors benefit from interoperability, not just international users.

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Ian De Bode is the Chief Strategy Officer at Ondo Finance. In this conversation we talk about why we need tokenization, advantage of being on-chain, stablecoins vs cash, how people will make money, regulation, biggest risks, and should equities be trading 24/7?

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TimeStamps:

0:00 - Intro
1:56 - Why do we need tokenization?
12:34 - How people will make money
15:52 - Lessons from tokenizing a government bond fund
19:13 - Stablecoins that generate yield
24:28 - Behind the scenes of belief in tokenization
26:15 - What's the biggest risk?
27:59 - Do people really want to trade stocks on weekends?
29:05 - What Ondo Finance is building