Tokenized stocks and ETFs: Ian de Bode (Ondo) on What’s Next [EN]

In this episode of Inside Digital Assets, host Lidia Kurt is joined by a leading voice from the tokenization space to unpack a key milestone: the partnership between BX Digital and Ondo and what it means for bringing real-world capital market products on-chain. We discuss how tokenized securities are moving from early pilots to scalable infrastructure,and why many players are starting with highly liquid assets such as U.S. Treasuries, stocks, and ETFs. The conversation dives into what it really takes to “bring TradFi liquidity on-chain”: price discovery, investor protection, and why connecting trading to efficient settlement remains one of the biggest opportunities. You’ll also hear what teams have learned since launching a tokenized global markets offering, who is using these products today - from retail investors in underserved markets to crypto-native whales and what still needs to happen for broader institutional adoption. Key topics in this episode: - Why tokenization often starts with liquid assets - not illiquid ones - Access and on-chain collateral as two core use cases driving adoption - Settlement inefficiencies in TradFi and how tokenized rails can help - Different tokenization models and why “one size fits all” is misleading What’s next: leverage, new portfolio structures, and programmable asset management. If you’re curious how capital markets could look in a tokenized future and what’s already working today, this episode offers a clear, real-world perspective.