Ondo Finance Makes Power Move: Acquires Oasis Pro to Dominate U.S. Crypto Markets
Wall Street meets DeFi in Ondo Finance's aggressive expansion play.
Breaking the bank—literally—Ondo Finance just snapped up Oasis Pro in a deal that screams 'bull market energy.' The acquisition turbocharges Ondo's U.S. regulatory moat while giving TradFi dinosaurs another reason to sweat.
Why it matters:
- Ondo gets Oasis Pro's SEC-friendly tech stack
- U.S. institutional adoption just got a shortcut
- Another 'compliant' crypto player enters the arena (yawn)
The closer: While suits debate 'proper channels,' Ondo's playing chess—buying infrastructure while others buy hype. Just don't call it consolidation... call it domination.
Ondo Finance has revealed it has reached an agreement to purchase Oasis Pro Inc., along with its fully owned subsidiary, Oasis Pro Markets LLC. The deal is awaiting regulatory clearance and it is also a major expansion of ONDO in the U.S. finance industry. Oasis Pro Markets is an SEC-registered broker-dealer , a FINRA and SIPC member. The company is also a registered Transfer Agent and runs an Alternative Trading System (ATS).
1/ On the 250th birthday of America, we are proud to announce we're taking the next step in our mission to bring financial markets onchain.
Ondo is acquiring Oasis Pro, including its SEC-registered broker-dealer, Alternative Trading System, and Transfer Agent—laying the… pic.twitter.com/CFfW5sXjuf
Oasis Pro Markets comes in with a complete package of licenses important to functionalize in the regulated securities market in the United States. These licenses will give Ondo Finance the infrastructure required in order to facilitate compliant issuance, trading, and settlement of tokenized securities. By doing this, Ondo is established to cater to the needs of institutional and retail investors desiring exposure to regulated digital assets in the American markets.
Oasis Pro and Ondo Build Compliant Token Ecosystem
The combination of the regulated platform of Oasis Pro with the current blockchain framework by Ondo Finance will make a basis of a compliant ecosystem of tokenized financial products. Oasis Pro Markets will not sell, hold, or transfer digital assets in the transaction. Similarly, Ondo Finance and its affiliates do not at this time offer brokerage services and are not registered with the SEC as broker-dealers, member FINRA.
Oasis Pro was launched in 2019 and was one of the first regulated ATSs in the United States to support the settlement of digital securities in fiat currencies and stablecoins (USDC and DAI). The company has participated actively in regulatory commentary, being part of the crypto Working Group at FINRA. This record will aid Ondo in its continuing expansion of regulatory-approved digital asset platforms.
Ondo Finance Eyeing Tokenized Stocks for Global Investors
Ondo Finance, which now controls $1.4 billion in tokenized real-world assets, has set its sights on providing non-U.S. retail investors with an avenue to access tokenized stock exposure in the NEAR future through its Global Markets initiative. This project will also be facilitated by collaborations with multiple digital wallets, exchanges, and decentralized protocols.
The market of tokenized public equities is estimated by analysts to reach as much as 18 trillion by 2033. The purchase of Oasis Pro supports this trend and Ondo strategy to build a safe, regulated infrastructure of blockchain-based financial products in the U.S. and internationally.
