The Milk Road Show Why Tokenized Stocks Could Be Bigger Than Stablecoins w/ Ian De Bode
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Aug 19, 2025 Ian De Bode, Chief Strategy Officer at Ondo Finance, delves into the world of tokenized stocks, presenting them as a potential game changer in global finance. He discusses how bringing traditional equities like $AAPL and $TSLA on-chain could increase accessibility for global investors and enhance liquidity. The conversation highlights the launch of the Ondo Global Markets Platform, which offers instant liquidity for tokenized assets. Ian also emphasizes the intersection of blockchain and traditional finance, paving the way for a revolution in investing.
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Tokenized Stocks Unlock Global Access
- Tokenized equities can massively expand global access to U.S. capital markets by putting stocks on crypto rails.
- Ondo expects gradual adoption that could scale substantially over time as liquidity and trust improve.
Public Equity Is Better For Tokenization
- Equities are better RWA candidates than illiquid private assets because public markets provide pricing transparency.
- That transparency makes tokenized stocks more suitable as on-chain collateral and for broad global access.
Huge Latent Demand Among Crypto Users
- Hundreds of millions of crypto-native accounts lack brokerage access, representing large latent demand for tokenized stocks.
- Traditional barriers like high minimum balances and FX/trading fees make on-chain access attractive.