$23B RWA Boom: Chainlink, JPMorgan & Ondo Finance Make History
The tokenized real-world assets (RWA) market has surged to $23 billion following a groundbreaking cross-chain settlement between JPMorgan''s permissioned network and ONDO Finance''s public blockchain. Chainlink''s technology facilitated this historic transaction, marking a pivotal moment for institutional DeFi adoption.
JPMorgan''s Kinaxis platform and Ondo Chain executed the first delivery-versus-payment settlement across chain types, using Ondo''s tokenized US Treasury product (OUSG) as the test asset. Chainlink''s Cross-Chain Runtime Environment orchestrated the secure transfer of transaction instructions without moving underlying assets between networks.
This milestone demonstrates growing institutional confidence in blockchain infrastructure for traditional finance applications. The successful test case combines Wall Street''s payment rails with decentralized networks, potentially unlocking trillions in asset tokenization opportunities.