Ondo Summit Focusing on Digital Assets & Tokenization

The inaugural Ondo Summit 2025, held on February 6 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, marked a groundbreaking moment in the evolution of global finance. Organized by Ondo Finance, a leader in blockchain-based financial innovation, the event brought together prominent figures from traditional finance and decentralized finance (DeFi) to unveil “Wall Street 2.0” — a vision for integrating blockchain technology into institutional-grade financial markets.

The summit served as a platform to introduce Ondo Chain, a newly launched Layer-1 blockchain designed to address inefficiencies in traditional financial systems by enabling secure, compliant, and efficient tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs). This initiative aims to bridge the gap between traditional finance (TradFi) and DeFi by combining institutional compliance with the transparency and accessibility of public blockchains like Ethereum. Key features of Ondo Chain include permissioned validators, omnichain bridging for seamless asset transfers, and tools for tokenizing securities while ensuring regulatory compliance.

The event also highlighted growing industry interest in tokenization, with participation from major financial institutions such as BlackRock, Fidelity, and BNY Mellon. Discussions revolved around the transformative potential of blockchain for reducing costs, enhancing transparency, expanding market access, and improving liquidity. By laying the foundation for institutional adoption of tokenized assets, the Ondo Summit underscored its mission to create a more inclusive and efficient global financial system.

Let’s review each of the keynotes, fireside chats, and panels for this event which covers a vast amount of information: Digital Asset Academy Review of Ondo Finance Event 2025 Review